CPC Definition - Subclass A44C
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Brooches with a safety pin fastening | |
Recycling | |
Bio-degradable packaging materials | |
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Comprises brooches in their decorative aspect. For brooches with a safety pin class in A44B 9/16. Comprises decorative ornaments or jewellery to be fastened on clothing.
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Brooches in their decorative aspect | |
Buttons for fastening | |
Brooches with a safety pin fastening | |
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Fastening for badge label |
In American English "Button" is used for "Badge", correct class for Badges is A44C 3/001.
For removable buttons that look like badges but are used as a fastener, class in A44B 1/18 and in A44C 3/001.
If they fasten through a safety pin, should also be classed in A44B 9/16.
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Button | A knob or stud of metal or other material sewn or fixed by a shank or neck to articles of dress, usually for the purpose of fastening one part of the dress to another by passing through a button-hole, but often merely for ornament. |
Badge | Any distinctive device, emblem, or mark worn to indicate a person's affiliation, rank, office, name, etc., or membership of an organization or support for a cause; also a small piece of metal, card, plastic, etc., bearing a distinguishing design or words and often worn purely for ornament. |
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Comprises honorific medals hold as badges. For medals suspended from chains or ribbons, class in A44C 3/004 and lower groups.
Comprises only medals which are suspended from chain or ribbon. For honorific medals hold as badges, class in A44C 3/002.
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Contains also supension loops or rings for pendants.
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Devices for putting-on or pulling-off bracelets | |
Settings for holding gems or the like | |
Ratchet type straps (for bundling or identification), that cannot be opened | B65B 13/027, B65D 63/1072, E05B 75/00, F16L 3/2334, F16B 2/08, G07C 9/20, G09F 3/03 |
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Wearable computers | |
Transmitters carried on body | |
Transceivers / phones carried on body |
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Bracelets combined with games | |
Ratchet- type straps (for bundling or identification), that cannot be opened | B65B 13/027, B65D 63/1072, E05B 75/00, F16L 3/2334, F16B 2/08, G07C 9/20, G09F 3/03 |
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Abaccus | |
Hand computing conversion | |
Calendars | |
Devices using visible light signalling for partner search | S08B5/36W14 |
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Detecting pulse rate with devices worn on patient |
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Ratchet- type straps (for bundling or identification), that cannot be opened | B65B 13/027, B65D 63/1072, E05B 75/00, F16B 2/08, F16L 3/2334, G07C 9/20, G09F 3/03 |
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Ornamental chains made of pearls |
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Fastening of bracelet to watch case | |
Ornamentation in watches |
Irrespective of giving this class or not, always forward to watch cases in G04B 37/1486.
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Comprises swivels with springs
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Swivel | A simple fastening device made so that each half or part of the swivel itself can turn independently; e.g. a ring or staple with two parts where one is turning on a pin or the like. |
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When push button is present, class in A44C 5/2052. When there's no push button but only locking means, class in A44C 5/2066.
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When push button is present, class in A44C 5/2052. When there's no push button but only locking means, class in A44C 5/2066.
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Fasteners for open straps |
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Puncturing needles for implanting / removing devices | |
Body-piercing guide needles, cathethers |
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Comprises earrings for ears without piercing.
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Handsfree headsets for mobile phones |
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For adjustable rings in size, class in A44C 9/02.
When ring is openable with a hinge and can be adjusted to different sizes class in A44C 9/02 and in A44C 9/0046
For adjustable rings in size, class in A44C 9/02. When ring is openable with a hinge and can be adjusted to different sizes, class in A44C 9/02 and in A44C 9/0046.
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Measuring devices for rings |
Comprises adjustable rings in size. Adjustable rings do not comprise rings which open to allow easier donning.
For rings which are openable with a hinge class in A44C 9/0046.
When ring is openable with a hinge and can be adjusted to different sizes, class in A44C 9/02 and in A44C 9/0046.
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Fastening devices for watch or ornamental chains | |
Making ornamental chains |
Comprises chains in their ornamental aspect.
When link construction is relevant classify in A44C 5/02 and lower groups.
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Rosaries | |
Making such chains |
Comprises also chains composed of gems or the like.
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Buidling blocks, toys | |
Teaching elements, supports | |
Atomic models for teaching |
When connection is a fastener for straps classify in A44C 5/18 and lower groups.
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Processes for producing special ornamental bodies |
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Electroluminescent light source, LEDs |
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Holders for insecticides | |
Containers for holding perfume | |
Holders for air deodorants |
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Earrings |
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Dental brackets |
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Devices for grinding edges or bevels, specially designed with respect to properties of diamonds, jewels.. | |
Fine working of gems | |
Coating of metal and marking stones (safety of diamonds) | |
Vapor deposition for forming diamonds | |
After-treatment of crystals | |
Investigating jewels by optical means | |
Diffraction gratings in optical elements | |
Optics | |
Theft alarms |
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Girdle | The line or rim dividing the two faces of a brilliant. |
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Dop holders (for grinding machines) | |
Supports for fine working of gems | |
Optical means for visual inspection |
Difference between A44C 17/02 & A44C 17/04:
A44C 17/02 Removable or non removable settings not needing more than minor jewellery work.
A44C 17/04 More technical settings, needing a more intensive jewellery work, often claimed by a method.
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Setting gems on metal parts, e.g. on tools |
Difference between A44C 17/02 & A44C 17/04:
A44C 17/02 Removable or non removable settings not needing more than minor jewellery work.
A44C 17/04 More technical settings, needing a more intensiv jewellery work, often claimed by a method.
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Purses | |
Games / playing pieces | A63F3/02P |
Lottery-ticket scraper | |
Record carriers, integration of circuit chips, RFID | G06K10/077T |
Holders for coins | |
Forming tokens inside vending machine | |
Circulation of gaming tokens | G07F17/32D2 |
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All religious jewelry and beads, both electronic and mechanical to aid in the saying of prayer or meditation.
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Religious or ritual equipment | |
Abacus | |
Teaching appliances for counting |
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For supension loops or rings for pendants class in A44C 3/008.
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Decoration of strap for carrying mobile phone | |
Decoration of covers of mobile phones |
Comprises also jewelry pending from mobile phones that is not used for carrying them, only for decoration purposes.
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Processing sheet metals for making jewelry products | |
Bead chains manufacturing | |
Making chain links | |
Making ornamental chains | |
Casting/moulding jewellery articles | |
Metal welding | |
Gold soldering chemical compositions | |
Fitting metal parts together | |
Producing ornamental structures by stamping or bending with cutting | |
Processes for producing special ornamental bodies | |
Beadings, ribbons, tapes made of textile or analogous material | |
Chains (in general) |
For wire wound around jewel, class in A44C 27/006
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Recycling | |
Bio-degradable packaging materials |
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Producing ornamental structures by stamping or bending with cutting |
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Coating metal wires | |
Wire-working in the manufacture of particular articles | |
Metallic coating on metal |
Comprises wire wound around jewel.