B44F 9/04
Designs imitating natural patterns: of stone surfaces
Official title: of stone surfaces, e.g. marble
B44F9/04 (Designs imitating natural patterns: of stone surfaces) appears on 381 US grants and 291 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B44F- Granted patents
- 381
- Published applications
- 291
- Assignees
- 174
- Inventors
- 586
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 9 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 13 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 12 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 | 21 |
| 2017 | 14 | 6 |
| 2018 | 11 | 15 |
| 2019 | 11 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 12 | 21 |
| 2022 | 7 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 15 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- 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
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- Method And Apparatus For Producing Engineered Stone Slabs18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166915 A1Sqip, LLC
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