CPC Definition - Subclass B44B
This place covers:
Artist's machines or apparatus equipped with tools or work holders moving or able to be controlled three-dimensionally for making single sculptures or models,
artist's machines or apparatus equipped with tools or work holders moving or able to be controlled substantially two-dimensionally for carving, engraving, or guilloching shallow ornamenting or markings,
machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins,
machines, apparatus or hand tools for branding,
machines or apparatus for inlaying with ornamental structures, e.g. tarsia or mosaic work,
artist's hand tools for sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching or embossing; accessories therefor
Attention is drawn to the fact that class B44 is related to any machine, apparatus, tool or process so far as the matter produces an effect or product meant to be judged by eye, whereby human emotions or intellect may be influenced or affected.
B41C and B41D cover processes and apparatus for the reproduction of printing surfaces; B41F, B41J, B41K and B41M cover embossing combined with application of ink, type marking presses, selective embossing mechanisms.
B44C covers processes for producing decorative surface effects or ornamental structures by removing surface material e.g. by engraving, pressing or stamping, by pyrography and by uniting ornamental elements to mosaics or mosaic plates in B44C 1/00 and B44C 3/00, and for producing special ornamental bodies in B44C 5/00.
B44D covers artist's accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, accessories and implements for removing dry paint from surfaces, e.g. by scraping or burning, and surface treatment to obtain artistic effects or finishes or treatment for preserving or restoring paintings.
B44F covers special designs or pictures, e.g. special or unusual light effects and designs imitating natural patterns.
This place does not cover:
Marking or engraving machining specially adapted for treating particular metal objects or for obtaining special effects or results on metal object by the action of a high concentration of electric current | |
Working of wood not provided for in subclasses B27B- B27L by burning or charring, e.g. cutting with hot wire | |
Printing, duplicating, marking or copying processes; colour printing combined with embossing | |
Machines for ornamenting, producing designs, embossing of leather surfaces | |
Mechanical treatment for finishing or producing designs or patterns on leather |
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Working or processing of sheet metal or metal tubes , rods or profiles without essentially removing material | |
Control systems or devices for copying directly from a pattern or master model | |
Surface shaping of plastics or of substances in a plastic state by mechanical means, e.g. embossing; apparatus therefor | |
Embossing of paper of cardboard without removing material included combined deformation and laminating | |
Processes for the manufacture or reproduction of printing surfaces; engraving | |
Processes or the manufacture or reproduction of printing surfaces by embossing, e.g. with a typewriter | |
Printing machines or presses; apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with embossing | |
Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms for embossing | |
Stamps; stamping or numbering apparatus or devices with means for offset or intaglio stamping | |
Stamps; stamping or numbering apparatus or devices with means for relief stamping | |
Stamps; stamping or numbering apparatus or devices with means for deforming or punching the copy matter | |
Hand tools specially adapted for the treatment of hides, skins or leather | |
Photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices, apparatus specially adapted therefor; exposure |
In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
Decorative arts | Crafts or arts providing an effect or product meant to be judged by eye, whereby human emotions or intellect may be influenced or affected.Such crafts or arts may comprise techniques such as sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching, embossing, branding, inlaying. |
Artistic work | Work performed by craftsmen or artists to provide an effect or product meant to be judged by eye, whereby human emotions or intellect may be influenced or affected.Artistic work may comprise techniques such as sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching, embossing, branding, inlaying. |
This place covers:
Artist's machines or apparatus equipped with tools or work holders moving or able to be controlled three-dimensionally for making single sculptures or models
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This place covers:
Artist's machines or apparatus equipped with tools or work holders moving or able to be controlled substantially two-dimensionally for carving, engraving or guilloching shallow ornamenting or markings
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This place covers:
Machines or apparatus for embossing decorations or marks, e.g. embossing coins, embossing dies and accessories for holding work or loading and discharging arrangements
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DE2146865
This place covers:
Machines, apparatus or hand tools for branding essentially by using heat to create a desing on the surface of a workpiece, e.g. by partially burning the surface layer
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This place does not cover:
Uniting ornamental elements on a support | |
Uniting ornaments elements to structures | |
Imitation of mosaic or tarsia work patterns |
This place covers:
Artist's hand tools for sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching or embossing essentially creating a surface relief onto a workpiece
