A47B 3/00
Folding or stowable tables
Official title: Folding or stowable tables (folded and suspended or hinged, or wall tables A47B5/04)
A47B3/00 (Folding or stowable tables) appears on 1,699 US grants and 1,553 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47B- Granted patents
- 1,699
- Published applications
- 1,553
- Assignees
- 628
- Inventors
- 2,355
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 3 |
| 2002 | 24 | 20 |
| 2003 | 42 | 57 |
| 2004 | 31 | 48 |
| 2005 | 26 | 79 |
| 2006 | 30 | 50 |
| 2007 | 23 | 42 |
| 2008 | 23 | 58 |
| 2009 | 31 | 47 |
| 2010 | 32 | 48 |
| 2011 | 33 | 36 |
| 2012 | 41 | 54 |
| 2013 | 60 | 53 |
| 2014 | 46 | 44 |
| 2015 | 51 | 61 |
| 2016 | 69 | 75 |
| 2017 | 74 | 75 |
| 2018 | 58 | 69 |
| 2019 | 78 | 88 |
| 2020 | 78 | 88 |
| 2021 | 60 | 95 |
| 2022 | 92 | 100 |
| 2023 | 81 | 75 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 |
| 2025 | 64 | 77 |
| 2026 | 35 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47B 3/08Folding or stowable tables: with legs pivoted to top or underframe894
- A47B 3/06Folding or stowable tables: with separable parts226
- A47B 3/10Travelling or trunk tables195
- A47B 3/002Folding or stowable tables: with foldable underframe187
- A47B 3/14Foldable table and seat units171
- A47B 3/12Stowable tables with detachable top leaves151
- A47B 3/02Folding or stowable tables: with foldable cross legs118
- A47B 2003/008The underframe parts being stored in recesses in the underside of theIndexing code48
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Recent patents
- Folding table with adjustable heights6 Oct 2026US 12,751,542 B2Yixian Blow Molding Furniture Co., Ltd.
- Folding table and hinge assembly therefor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,543 B2Live Edge Design Inc.
- Portable work desk device22 Sep 2026US 12,740,624 B2
- Table frame and table8 Sep 2026US 12,727,664 B2Veyhl GmbH
- Removable divider apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,561 B2
- 3'-utr sequences for stabilization of rna1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297594 A1BioNTech SE
- Table with upright assembly27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248273 A1LIV Lifestyle Co.
- Nesting desk27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248274 A1Ergotron, Inc.
- Folding x-shaped table13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232106 A1Prost Design LLC
- Table Board Assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215577 A1Southco Manufacturing and Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable folding utility table with center support assembly173US 6,112,674 ALifetime Products, Inc. · 2000
- Banquet table163US 6,058,853 ACosco Management, Inc. · 2000
- Folding table153US 5,109,778 ABerco Industries · 1992
- Portable body massage table133US 5,009,170 A1991
- Multifunctional coolers133US 9,146,051 B22015