B44F 1/08
Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects: characterised by
Official title: characterised by colour effects
B44F1/08 (Designs or pictures characterised by special or unusual light effects: characterised by) appears on 903 US grants and 831 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44F- Granted patents
- 903
- Published applications
- 831
- Assignees
- 393
- Inventors
- 1,401
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 77 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 46 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 24 |
| 2002 | 34 | 48 |
| 2003 | 40 | 71 |
| 2004 | 33 | 56 |
| 2005 | 12 | 51 |
| 2006 | 16 | 53 |
| 2007 | 12 | 36 |
| 2008 | 12 | 49 |
| 2009 | 9 | 27 |
| 2010 | 16 | 39 |
| 2011 | 21 | 35 |
| 2012 | 16 | 22 |
| 2013 | 22 | 36 |
| 2014 | 22 | 26 |
| 2015 | 22 | 16 |
| 2016 | 16 | 20 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 |
| 2018 | 15 | 18 |
| 2019 | 18 | 29 |
| 2020 | 11 | 37 |
| 2021 | 23 | 49 |
| 2022 | 25 | 20 |
| 2023 | 21 | 18 |
| 2024 | 23 | 10 |
| 2025 | 14 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Optically variable surface pattern and method for producing same19 May 2026US 12,629,954 B2Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technology GmbH
- Multi-colored decorative component and method30 Dec 2025US 12,508,834 B2Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
- Moiré displays, devices for generating moiré-producing pattern, systems for generating moiré-producing pattern, and methods for generating moiré-producing pattern30 Dec 2025US 12,510,353 B2Toppan Inc.
- Article with curved patterns formed of aligned pigment flakes11 Nov 2025US 12,466,209 B2Viavi Solutions Inc.
- Structurally-colored articles and methods for making and using structurally-colored articles14 Oct 2025US 12,442,955 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Refractive image reveal composite17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273996 A1
- Sequins and method of manufacturing sequins23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209479 A1Radiant Matter Ltd
- A method for producing interference elements14 May 2026US 2026/0132298 A1BASF SE
- Light reactive material and household articles made therefrom30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116121 A1InTexStyle LLC
- Article with curved patterns formed of aligned pigment flakes23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109170 A1Viavi Solutions Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Article forming system696US 4,773,182 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1988
- Method for wrapping an object with a material having pressure sensitive adhesive thereon626US 5,111,638 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1992
- Laminated printed foil flower pot wrap with multicolor appearance412US 4,297,811 ASeven W Enterprises, Inc. · 1981
- Method of wrapping a floral grouping with a wrapper having a central opening394US 5,205,108 AHighland Supply Corporation · 1993
- Flat trapezoidal container of brightly printed thermally sealable film346US 5,388,695 AProfessional Package Company · 1995