B44B - Definition 
Definition statement
This subclass covers:
Artists’ machines or apparatus equipped with tools or work holders moving, or able to be controlled, three-dimensionally for making single sculptures or models;
Artists’ 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;
Machines, apparatus, or hand tools for branding;
Machines or apparatus for inlaying with ornamental structures;
Artists’ hand tools for sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching, or embossing; accessories therefor.
Relationship between large subject matter areas
Attention should be 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 mark meant to be judged by the eye and so far as such machine, apparatus, tool or process is not provided for elsewhere.
General relationship with class B41.
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.
General relationship with subclasses B44C, B44D and B44F.
B44C covers processes for producing decorative surface effects or ornamental structures by removing surface material, e.g. by engraving, by 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 artists’ accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, especially implements or apparatus for removing dry paint from surfaces, e.g. by scraping or burning, and surface treatment to obtain special artistic surface effects or finishes or treatments for preserving paintings.
B44F covers special designs or pictures, e.g. designs imitating mosaic patterns.
References relevant to classification in this subclass
This subclass does not cover:
Working or processing of sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles without essentially removing material | B21D |
Marking or engraving machining specially adapted for treating particular metal objects or for obtaining special effects or results on metal objects by the action of a high concentration of electric current | B23H 9/06 |
Control systems or devices for copying directly from a pattern or a master model | B23Q 35/00 |
Surface shaping of plastics or of substances in a plastic state by mechanical means, e.g. embossing; apparatus therefor | B29C 59/02 |
Embossing of paper or cardboard without removing material including combined deformation and laminating | B31F 1/07 |
Processes for the manufacture or reproduction of printing surfaces; engraving | B41C 1/02 |
Processes for the manufacture or reproduction of printing surfaces by embossing, e.g. with a typewriter | B41C 1/08 |
Printing machines or presses; apparatus or machines for carrying out printing operations combined with embossing | B41F 19/02 |
Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms for embossing | B41J 3/38 |
Stamps; stamping or numbering apparatus or devices with means for offset or intaglio stamping | B41K 1/30 |
Stamps; stamping or numbering apparatus or devices with means for relief stamping | B41K 3/14 |
Stamps; stamping or numbering apparatus or devices with means for deforming or punching the copy matter | B41K 3/36 |
Machines for ornamenting, producing designs, embossing of leather surfaces | C14B 1/56 |
Mechanical treatment for finishing; producing designs or patterns | C14B 15/12 |
Hand tools specially adapted for the treatment of hides, skins or leather | C14B 19/00 |
Photomechanical production of textured or patterned surfaces, e.g. for printing, for processing of semiconductor devices; apparatus specially adapted therefor; exposure | G03F 7/20 |
Informative references
Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:
Working of wood by burning or charring, e.g. cutting with hot wire | B27M 1/06 |
Printing, duplicating, marking, or copying processes; colour printing combined with embossing | B41M 1/24 |
Decorative arts producing decorative effects; mosaics; tarsia work; paperhanging | B44C |
Processes for producing decorative surface effects uniting ornamental elements on a support, e.g. mosaics | B44C 1/28 |
Processes for producing ornamental structures uniting ornamental elements to structures, e.g. mosaic plates | B44C 3/12 |
Processes for producing special ornamental bodies | B44C 5/00 |
Special design imitating mosaic or tarsia-work patterns | B44F 11/04 |
Glossary of terms
In this subclass, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:
| Decorative arts | Crafts or arts providing an object with an effect or mark meant to be judged by the eye. Such crafts or arts may comprise, for example, sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching, embossing, branding and inlaying. |
| Artistic work | Work performed by craftsmen or artists to provide an object with an effect or mark meant to be judged by the eye. Artistic work may comprise techniques such as sculpturing, kneading, carving, engraving, guilloching, embossing, branding and inlaying. |