IPC Classification

Class code (prefix) Descriptions Number of results
  • All sections
  • B - Performing operations; transporting
  • B42D - Books; book covers; loose leaves; printed matter characterised by identification or security features; printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for; devices for use therewith and not otherwise provided for; movable-strip writing or reading apparatus
B42D 1/00 Books or other bound products
B42D 1/02 Books or other bound products in which the fillings and covers are connected by end papers
B42D 1/04 Books or other bound products in which the fillings and the spine portions of the covers are secured integrally, e.g. paper-backs
B42D 1/06 Books or other bound products in which the fillings and covers are united by other means
B42D 1/08 Albums
B42D 1/10 Files with adhesive strips for mounting papers
B42D 3/00 Book covers
B42D 3/02 Book covers made of special materials
B42D 3/04 Book covers loose
B42D 3/06 Book covers with hinges
B42D 3/08 Ornamented covers
B42D 3/10 Book covers with locks or closures
B42D 3/12 Book covers combined with other articles
B42D 3/14 Book covers combined with other articles with column markers or line or heading indicators
B42D 3/16 Book covers combined with other articles with means for holding books open
B42D 3/18 Other accessories
B42D 5/00 Sheets united without binding to form pads or blocks
B42D 5/02 Form sets
B42D 5/04 Calendar blocks
B42D 5/06 Tear-off calendar blocks
B42D 7/00 Newspapers or the like
B42D 9/00 Bookmarkers; Spot indicators; Devices for holding books open; Leaf turners
B42D 9/02 Automatic bookmarkers
B42D 9/04 Leaf turners
B42D 9/06 Leaf turners having an arm reset after each operation
B42D 9/08 Leaf turners having radial arms, one per leaf, operated successively
B42D 11/00 Carrying forward or transferring entries from one page to another, e.g. for book-keeping
B42D 12/00 Book-keeping books, forms, or arrangements
B42D 12/02 Book-keeping forms
B42D 13/00 Loose leaves modified for binding; Inserts
B42D 15/00 Printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for
B42D 15/02 Postcards; Greeting, menu, business or like cards; Letter cards or letter-sheets
B42D 15/04 Foldable or multi-part cards or sheets
B42D 15/08 Letter-cards or letter-sheets, i.e. cards or sheets each of which is to be folded with the message inside and to serve as its own envelope for mailing
B42D 15/10 Identity, credit, cheque or like information-bearing cards (record carriers, e.g. credit or identity cards, for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K 19/00)
B42D 17/00 Hanging or securing devices for books, newspapers, or the like
B42D 19/00 Movable-strip writing or reading apparatus
B42D 25/00 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof
B42D 25/20 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose
B42D 25/21 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for multiple purposes
B42D 25/22 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for use in combination with accessories specially adapted for information-bearing cards
B42D 25/23 Identity cards
B42D 25/24 Passports
B42D 25/25 Public transport tickets
B42D 25/26 Entrance cards; Admission tickets
B42D 25/27 Lots, e.g. lottery tickets
B42D 25/28 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof characterised by a particular use or purpose for use in medical treatment or therapy
B42D 25/29 Securities;  Bank notes
B42D 25/30 Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery
B42D 25/36 Identification or security features, e.g. for preventing forgery comprising special materials
B42D 25/40 Manufacture
B42D 25/41 Marking using electromagnetic radiation
B42D 25/42 Marking using chemicals by photographic processes
B42D 25/43 Marking by removal of material
B42D 25/44 Marking by removal of material using mechanical means, e.g. engraving
B42D 25/45 Associating two or more layers
B42D 25/46 Associating two or more layers using pressure
B42D 25/47 Associating two or more layers using chemicals or adhesives using adhesives
B42D 25/48 Controlling the manufacturing process
B42D 25/305 Associated digital information
B42D 25/309 Photographs
B42D 25/313 Fingerprints
B42D 25/318 Signatures
B42D 25/324 Reliefs
B42D 25/328 Diffraction gratings; Holograms
B42D 25/333 Watermarks
B42D 25/337 Guilloche patterns
B42D 25/342 Moiré effects
B42D 25/346 Perforations
B42D 25/351 Translucent or partly translucent parts, e.g. windows
B42D 25/355 Security threads
B42D 25/364 Liquid crystals
B42D 25/369 Magnetised or magnetisable materials
B42D 25/373 Metallic materials
B42D 25/378 Special inks
B42D 25/382 Special inks absorbing or reflecting infrared light
B42D 25/387 Special inks absorbing or reflecting ultraviolet light
B42D 25/391 Special inks absorbing or reflecting polarised light
B42D 25/405 Marking
B42D 25/415 Marking using chemicals
B42D 25/425 Marking by deformation, e.g. embossing
B42D 25/435 Marking by removal of material using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. laser
B42D 25/445 Marking by removal of material using chemical means, e.g. etching
B42D 25/455 Associating two or more layers using heat
B42D 25/465 Associating two or more layers using chemicals or adhesives
B42D 25/475 Cutting cards
B42D 25/485 Controlling the manufacturing process by electronic processing means
B42D 101/00 Card or region thereof being transparent
B42D 103/00 Card or region thereof being translucent
B42D 105/00 with metallic material
B42D 107/00 with magnetic or magnetisable material
B42D 109/00 incorporating electrical circuitry
B42D 109/02 with liquid-crystal display
B42D 111/00 made of paper or cardboard
B42D 113/00 of single layer structure
B42D 115/00 having foldable or removable parts
B42D 117/00 having mating or co-operating parts
B42D 119/00 with pressure-sensitive material
B42D 121/00 having projections or recesses, e.g. for co-operation with machine elements