|  | B |
SECTION B — PERFORMING OPERATIONS

PRINTING

|  | B44 |
SCULPTURING; DECORATIVE ART; PAINTING; COATING

|  | B44D |
PAINTING; SURFACE TREATMENT; PRESERVING PAINTINGS (decorating by applying foils, fibres, solid or granular material Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44C; apparatus or mechanical methods for producing spray Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05B; apparatus for applying liquids or semi-liquids to surfaces, methods essentially requiring the use of particular apparatus, see the relevant sub-classes for the apparatus, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05C; surface treatment of metals or with metals Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23; treatment of textiles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D06)

|  | B44D |
Note(s) This subclass deals with the covering of surfaces or parts thereof with liquids, semi-liquids or powders, or treatment of surfaces, in so far as such treatment is not fully classifiable in another class or sub-class, such as a class providing for the tool or apparatus used, e.g. grinding apparatus Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B24, the process used, e.g. etching Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23B, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23F, or the substance forming the surface, e.g. glass Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C03C, stone Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B28D, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C04B or used in a special way to produce an effect meant to be judged by the ete, or to give the surface a particular physical quality, e.g. a matt surface, receptivity to ink or adhesive.

|  | B44D 1/00 |
Painting or coating surfaces or parts of surfaces (designed to produce special surface effects Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44D 5/00)

|  | B44D 1/02 |
· | Methods of coating

|  | B44D 1/04 |
· · | using coating substances floating on a liquid

|  | B44D 1/06 |
· · | by dipping

|  | B44D 1/07 |
· · | by covering with coalescing threads, i.e. cocooning (packaging Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65B 33/06)

|  | B44D 1/08 |
· · | by spraying (spraying metals Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23C 7/00)

|  | B44D 1/09 |
· · | Coating surfaces wholly or partly with plastics supplied in fluent, e.g. liquid, form other than in solution or in liquid suspension (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44D 1/07 takes precedence)

|  | B44D 1/092 |
· · · | Pretreatment of the surfaces to be coated, e.g. by applying an intermediate layer

|  | B44D 1/094 |
· · · | the coating material being in the form of powder

|  | B44D 1/095 |
· · · · | and applied by fluidised bed techniques

|  | B44D 1/097 |
· · · · | and applied by flame-spraying

|  | B44D 1/098 |
· · · | the coating being applied by dipping in liquid plastics

|  | B44D 1/10 |
· | Applying different coatings to different parts

|  | B44D 1/12 |
· | Applying different substances simultaneously

|  | B44D 1/14 |
· | Applying successive coatings, with or without intermediate treatment

|  | B44D 1/16 |
· · | without intermediate treatment

|  | B44D 1/18 |
· | Obtaining coatings with specific electrical properties

|  | B44D 1/20 |
· | Processes specially adapted for treating surfaces of particular kinds (of stone, ceramics, clay, or the like Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B28B, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C04)

|  | B44D 1/22 |
· · | of macromolecular substances; of rubber

|  | B44D 1/24 |
· · · | in the form of films or sheets

|  | B44D 1/26 |
· · | of wood

|  | B44D 1/28 |
· · · | using synthetic lacquers or varnishes

|  | B44D 1/30 |
· · · · | based on cellulose derivatives

|  | B44D 1/32 |
· · | of leather (dyeing leather Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D06P)

|  | B44D 1/34 |
· · | of metal, e.g. car bodies (involving a chemical reaction between the metal and the coating Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C23)

|  | B44D 1/36 |
· · · | using synthetic lacquers or varnishes

|  | B44D 1/38 |
· · · · | based on cellulose derivatives

|  | B44D 1/40 |
· · | special or specially-treated surfaces no elsewhere provided for

|  | B44D 1/42 |
· · · | wires

|  | B44D 1/44 |
· | After-treatment of coatings (drying ovens Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F26B)

|  | B44D 1/46 |
· · | Baking processes

|  | B44D 1/48 |
· · | Exposing to gaseous media

|  | B44D 1/50 |
· · | Exposing to radiation

|  | B44D 1/52 |
· | Applying paint to surfaces partly covered with masking coatings or by use of stencils (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B05C 3/20)

|  | B44D 1/54 |
· | Special techniques in artistic painting and drawing, e.g. oil painting, water painting, pastel painting, relief painting

|  | B44D 3/00 |
Accessories or implements or hand tools for use in connection with painting or coating surfaces (brushes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...A46B; cleaning brushes Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B08B 3/04, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C09D 9/00; implements for finishing work on buildings, other than painting, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 21/00); Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables (colorimetry Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...G01J 3/00)

|  | B44D 3/02 |
· | Palettes

|  | B44D 3/04 |
· | Paint boxes

|  | B44D 3/06 |
· | Implements for stirring or mixing paints

|  | B44D 3/08 |
· · | for liquid or semi-liquid paints

|  | B44D 3/10 |
· · | Sieves; Spatulas

|  | B44D 3/12 |
· | Paint cans; Brush holders; Containers for storing residual paint

|  | B44D 3/14 |
· · | Holders for paint cans

|  | B44D 3/16 |
· | Implements or apparatus for removing layers of paint adhering to surfaces, e.g. by scraping, by burning (chemical paint-removers Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C09D 9/00)

|  | B44D 3/18 |
· | Boards or sheets with surfaces prepared for painting pictures; Stretching frames for canvases

|  | B44D 3/20 |
· | Work-holding apparatus, e.g. for balls, for doors

|  | B44D 3/22 |
· | Implements or apparatus for special techniques, e.g. for painting lines, for pouring varnish; Batik pencils

|  | B44D 3/24 |
· | Auxiliary apparatus for painting, e.g. lamps for baking lacquers, painter's belts, apparatus for dissolving dried paints, for heating paints

|  | B44D 3/26 |
· | Implements or hand tools for producing patterns while colouring

|  | B44D 3/28 |
· | Hand tools for colouring directly, e.g. wood graniers, paint-applying rollers, stencil rollers

|  | B44D 3/30 |
· · | Stencils for surface decoration

|  | B44D 3/32 |
· · · | Stencil holders

|  | B44D 3/34 |
· · | Hand tools for removing partially, or redistributing, applied paint, e.g. colour touchers

|  | B44D 3/36 |
· · | Other hand tools for producing patterns, e.g. copy engravers, pattern engravers

|  | B44D 3/38 |
· | Cord line chalkers

|  | B44D 3/40 |
· | Hand tools for applying liquids, not otherwise provided for

|  | B44D 5/00 |
Surface treatment to obtain special surface effects or finishes

|  | B44D 5/02 |
· | to obtain a matt or rough surface

|  | B44D 5/04 |
· | to obtain a surface receptive to ink or other liquid (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44D 5/02 takes precedence)

|  | B44D 5/06 |
· | to obtain multicolour or other optical effects

|  | B44D 5/08 |
· | to obtain an anti-friction or anti-adhesive surface

|  | B44D 5/10 |
· | Mechanical treatment (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44D 5/02-B44D 5/08 take precedence)

|  | B44D 5/12 |
· | Changing the chemical nature of the substance of a surface (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B44D 5/02-B44D 5/08 take precedence)

|  | B44D 7/00 |
Preserving paintings, e.g. by varnishing