B44F 9/00
Designs imitating natural patterns
B44F9/00 (Designs imitating natural patterns) appears on 874 US grants and 841 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44F- Granted patents
- 874
- Published applications
- 841
- Assignees
- 433
- Inventors
- 1,468
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 11 |
| 2002 | 28 | 31 |
| 2003 | 22 | 49 |
| 2004 | 33 | 57 |
| 2005 | 19 | 39 |
| 2006 | 13 | 47 |
| 2007 | 10 | 39 |
| 2008 | 10 | 31 |
| 2009 | 5 | 31 |
| 2010 | 10 | 25 |
| 2011 | 14 | 40 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 |
| 2013 | 23 | 27 |
| 2014 | 10 | 23 |
| 2015 | 19 | 34 |
| 2016 | 25 | 38 |
| 2017 | 28 | 32 |
| 2018 | 23 | 34 |
| 2019 | 29 | 32 |
| 2020 | 20 | 32 |
| 2021 | 34 | 37 |
| 2022 | 22 | 34 |
| 2023 | 26 | 27 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 |
| 2026 | 17 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B44F 9/04Designs imitating natural patterns: of stone surfaces381
- B44F 9/02Wood grain effects361
- B44F 9/10Designs imitating natural patterns: of metallic or oxidised metallic surfaces58
- B44F 9/08Designs imitating natural patterns: of crystalline structures, pearl effects, or mother-of-pearl effects35
- B44F 9/12Designs imitating natural patterns: of leather22
- B44F 9/06Designs imitating natural patterns: of horn, ivory, or meerschaum surfaces7
Recent patents
- Inkjet printed door and door components, and methods therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,752,561 B2Masonite Corporation
- Film and method of producing the same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,316 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Decorative sheet, decorative-sheet-attached display device, sheet article, and method of manufacturing decorative sheet22 Sep 2026US 12,741,482 B2Dai Nippon Printing Co.Ltd.
- Extrusion assembly for manufacturing extruded material15 Sep 2026US 12,734,742 B2Green Fox Plastics, LLC
- Engineered stone slab, and apparatus and method for creating25 Aug 2026US 12,715,158 B1Sqip, LLC
- Method for forming three-dimensional wood grain on board surface, resulting board, and applications17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273997 A1Hangzhou Print Flooring Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method of manufacturing panels and panels manufactured according to same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273998 A1Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Method and plant for manufacturing slab articles made of stone or stone-like agglomerate material and slab article thus obtained13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233429 A1
- Method and plant for manufacturing slabs made of stone or stone-like agglomerate material and having veins and surface chromatic effects and slab so obtained6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225325 A1
- Method for manufacturing a decorative element comprising an engineered stone and a decorative element comprising an engineered stone23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209130 A1Dal-Tile, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Synthetic molded slabs, and systems and methods related thereto229US 9,186,819 B1Cambria Company LLC · 2015
- Synthetic molded slabs, and systems and methods related thereto206US 9,289,923 B1Cambria Company LLC · 2016
- Process for achieving decor on a surface element187US 6,465,046 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2002
- Process for the manufacturing of surface elements with a structured upper surface162US 6,991,830 B1Pergo (Europe) AB · 2006
- Floor covering161US 6,786,019 B2Flooring Industries, Ltd. · 2004