A47B 57/06
Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or
Official title: with means for adjusting the height of the shelves (A47B57/04, A47B57/30 take precedence)
A47B57/06 (Cabinets, racks or shelf units, characterised by features for adjusting shelves or) appears on 788 US grants and 675 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47B- Granted patents
- 788
- Published applications
- 675
- Assignees
- 445
- Inventors
- 1,362
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 16 | 11 |
| 2003 | 15 | 10 |
| 2004 | 9 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 16 |
| 2006 | 4 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11 |
| 2008 | 5 | 16 |
| 2009 | 4 | 16 |
| 2010 | 9 | 24 |
| 2011 | 13 | 19 |
| 2012 | 16 | 19 |
| 2013 | 8 | 20 |
| 2014 | 23 | 33 |
| 2015 | 36 | 45 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 |
| 2017 | 30 | 37 |
| 2018 | 39 | 45 |
| 2019 | 43 | 46 |
| 2020 | 47 | 39 |
| 2021 | 43 | 39 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 |
| 2023 | 28 | 35 |
| 2024 | 38 | 34 |
| 2025 | 36 | 26 |
| 2026 | 27 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47B 57/26Consisting of clamping means182
- A47B 57/08Consisting of grooved or notched ledges, uprights or side walls155
- A47B 57/20Consisting of tongues, pins or similar projecting means coacting with openings144
- A47B 57/16Consisting of hooks coacting with openings98
- A47B 57/18Consisting of screwbolts as connecting members36
- A47B 57/12Consisting of side walls of the ladder type34
Recent patents
- Modular wine rack system with concave post mounting15 Sep 2026US 12,733,734 B1Kessick, LLC
- Portable paper organizer8 Sep 2026US 12,727,667 B2
- Storage panels comprising a universal bezel component18 Aug 2026US 12,708,201 B2
- Adjustable lift combined type shelf28 Jul 2026US 12,690,672 B2Protrend Co., Ltd.
- Pullout shelf7 Jul 2026US 12,672,726 B2Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
- Shelving systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305818 A1CleverMade, LLC
- Shelving unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305846 A1Kaprock Management LLC
- Modular wine rack system with concave post mounting17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272161 A1Kessick, LLC
- Cabinet system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262829 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Easy-to-operate shelf buckle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262840 A1Guangdong Oufulong Automatic Shelf Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjustable shelf assembly for merchandising display stand222US 5,738,019 APPE Limited · 1998
- Uniform shelving system163US 5,695,081 AJulius Engineering Ltd. · 1997
- Portable consumables organizer141US 8,844,756 B26 Pack Fitness, LLC · 2014
- Shelving system133US 8,225,946 B2simplehuman, LLC · 2012
- Shelving system109US 6,976,598 B22005