B44D 5/00
Surface treatment to obtain special artistic surface effects or finishes
Official title: Surface treatment to obtain special artistic surface effects or finishes (pretreatment or after-treatment of surface coated by applying liquids B05D3/00; obtaining special surface effects by applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces B05D5/00; surface shaping of plastics, e.g. embossing, B29C59/00)
B44D5/00 (Surface treatment to obtain special artistic surface effects or finishes) appears on 76 US grants and 94 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44D- Granted patents
- 76
- Published applications
- 94
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 169
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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| 2007 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
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| 2015 | 1 | 7 |
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| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and apparatus for producing engineered stone slabs17 Feb 2026US 12,552,196 B2Sqip, LLC
- Methods of applying powder coatings to produce finish effects4 Mar 2025US 12,240,013 B2CoaterFX LLC
- Patinated or patina-ready metal transaction cards and manufacturing processes28 Jan 2025US 12,208,599 B2CompoSecure, LLC
- Method and system for making artwork using painting globules9 Apr 2024US 11,951,767 B2
- Wood treatment method22 Mar 2022US 11,278,931 B2Aronson Woodworks LLC
- Anti-graffiti system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225398 A1Matryx Pty Ltd
- Method And Apparatus For Producing Engineered Stone Slabs18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166915 A1Sqip, LLC
- Method And Apparatus For Producing Engineered Stone Slabs4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152024 A1Sqip, LLC
- Decorative paper, decorative board, and methods for producing decorative paper and decorative board26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054517 A1Toppan Holdings Inc.
- Method And Apparatus For Producing Engineered Stone Slabs20 Nov 2025US 2025/0353322 A1Sqip, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of applying a design to a surface51US 7,556,841 B2S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. · 2009
- Finishing process for textured panels, and structures made thereby40US 5,534,352 AMasonite Corporation · 1996
- Decorative relief finish process31US 4,105,816 ANippon Paint Co., Ltd. · 1978
- Skull-shaped air filter housing29US 6,790,251 B12004
- Polyvinyl chloride/wood composite having a natural wood grain finish and a method for creating the finish26US 6,844,049 B22005