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CPC technology class · B44

B44D - Painting OR Artistic Drawing

Painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for; preserving paintings; surface treatment to obtain special artistic surface effects or finishes. 321 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

321
US patents granted
B44
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+18%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Painting OR Artistic Drawing ranks #577 of 670 CPC technology areas - 321 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 18% over five years.

#577
of 670 CPC technology areas
321
US patents granted, 2015–2025
The Sherwin-williams
leading assignee (15)
+18%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: The Sherwin-williams Company (15 patents)

CPC subclass B44D - PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES - covers 321 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 B44D is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. The Sherwin-williams Company leads with 15 patents, followed by Swimc Llc at 11 grants and Crayola Llc at 10.

Filing activity in B44D is up 18% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B44D innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B44D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 18% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B44D?

The 12 most active assignees in PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows The Sherwin-williams is the most active filer in B44D, holding 15 of the 321 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 B44D
Rank Company Patents in B44D
#1 The Sherwin-williams Company 15
#2 Swimc Llc 11
#3 Crayola Llc 10
#4 Tracer Imaging Llc 10
#5 Apex Brands, Inc. 9
#6 Pergo (europe) AB 8
#7 Behr Process Corporation 7
#8 Bercom International, Llc 7
#9 Circle Graphics, Inc. 6
#10 Likwid Concepts Llc 5
#11 Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. 4
#12 Zibra, Llc 4
#13 Valspar Sourcing, Inc. 3
#14 Slice, Inc. 3
#15 The Wooster Brush Company 3
#16 Zhengzhou Sanhua Technology & Industry Co., Ltd. 3
#17 Fillon Technologies 3
#18 Paintbtr, Llc 3
#19 Diamond Art Club, Llc 3
#20 Irwin Industrial Tool Company 2

About This Class

CPC subclass B44D belongs to class B44.

321 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 B44D 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 B44D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B44D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B44D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B44D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 0510152025 05101520 Patents in B44D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) The Sherwin-williamsSwimcCrayolaTracer ImagingApex BrandsPergo (Europe) AbBehr ProcessBercom InternationalCircle GraphicsLikwid ConceptsPratt Corrugated Hold…ZibraValspar SourcingSlice
Top 14 B44D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B44D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B44D?
CPC subclass B44D covers PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES. It belongs to CPC class B44 (DECORATIVE ARTS), with 321 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B44D?
321 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B44D between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B44D?
The Sherwin-williams Company leads B44D with 15 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B44D 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 B44D 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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