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CPC technology class · B44

B44C - Producing Decorative Effects

Producing decorative effects ; mosaics; tarsia work ; paperhanging. 1,788 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

1,788
US patents granted
B44
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+22%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Producing Decorative Effects ranks #384 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,788 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 22% over five years.

#384
of 670 CPC technology areas
1,788
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Flooring Industies Sa…
leading assignee (84)
+22%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Flooring Industies Limited, SARL (84 patents)

CPC subclass B44C - PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK ; PAPERHANGING - covers 1,788 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B44 (DECORATIVE ARTS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B44C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Flooring Industies Limited, SARL leads with 84 patents, followed by Unilin BV at 39 grants and Flooring Technologies Ltd. at 36.

Filing activity in B44C is up 22% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B44C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B44C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 22% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B44C?

The 12 most active assignees in PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK ; PAPERHANGING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Flooring Industies Sa… is the most active filer in B44C, holding 84 of the 1,788 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B44C
Rank Company Patents in B44C
#1 Flooring Industies Limited, SARL 84
#2 Unilin BV 39
#3 Flooring Technologies Ltd. 36
#4 Ceraloc Innovation AB 30
#5 Valinge Innovation AB 23
#6 Agfa Nv 23
#7 Unilin BVBA 23
#8 Leonhard KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG 18
#9 Akzenta Paneele + Profile Gmbh 18
#10 Avery Dennison Retail Information Services Llc 15
#11 XYLO Technologies Ag 15
#12 Masonite Corporation 13
#13 Cambria Company Llc 12
#14 Taica Corporation 12
#15 Crayola Llc 10
#16 THE Hillman Group, Inc. 9
#17 Pergo (europe) AB 9
#18 Wilsonart Llc 9
#19 Surface Technologies Gmbh & Co. KG 9
#20 Hymmen Gmbh Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau 9

About This Class

CPC subclass B44C belongs to class B44.

1,788 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B44C assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B44C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B44C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B44C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B44C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 051015202530 020406080100 Patents in B44C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Flooring Industies Sa…Unilin BvFlooringCeraloc Innovation AbValinge Innovation AbAgfaUnilin BvbaLeonhard Kurz Stiftun…Akzenta Paneele + Pro…Avery Dennison Retail…XyloMasoniteCambriaTaica
Top 14 B44C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B44C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B44C?
CPC subclass B44C covers PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS ; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK ; PAPERHANGING. It belongs to CPC class B44 (DECORATIVE ARTS), with 1,788 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B44C?
1,788 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B44C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B44C?
Flooring Industies Limited, SARL leads B44C with 84 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B44C collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B44) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B44C provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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