A47B 57/40
Consisting of hooks coacting with openings
Official title: consisting of hooks coacting with openings (ladder type A47B57/36)
A47B57/40 (Consisting of hooks coacting with openings) appears on 528 US grants and 381 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47B- Granted patents
- 528
- Published applications
- 381
- Assignees
- 308
- Inventors
- 822
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 13 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 21 | 20 |
| 2016 | 18 | 11 |
| 2017 | 14 | 22 |
| 2018 | 26 | 33 |
| 2019 | 31 | 21 |
| 2020 | 22 | 28 |
| 2021 | 19 | 23 |
| 2022 | 18 | 27 |
| 2023 | 31 | 30 |
| 2024 | 18 | 22 |
| 2025 | 31 | 20 |
| 2026 | 13 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Support assembly for appliance8 Sep 2026US 12,729,902 B2Whirlpool Corporation
- Wall and ceiling track system for mounting devices1 Sep 2026US 12,721,438 B2Parallax Group International, LLC
- Assembly type fixture and assembling part of assembly type fixture18 Aug 2026US 12,708,200 B2Okamura Corporation
- Pullout shelf7 Jul 2026US 12,672,726 B2Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
- Wall Mount Rack17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272160 A1Malzine Co., Ltd.
- Merchandise access gate and retail merchandise display including merchandise access gate20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240344 A1Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
- Quick connect case for an electrically-powered shelf module30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215581 A1
- Adaptive shelving unit2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182737 A1
- Retail shelving system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165506 A1Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pull-out tray assembly for an integrated modular store fixture system208US 5,088,607 ASara Lee Corporation · 1992
- Assemblable modular elements, in particular in thin sheet, for the formation of a metal shelving142US 5,036,778 A1991
- Segmented shelving construction141US 5,472,103 A1995
- Rack system and method having tool-less releasable arm assembly136US 6,422,399 B1Dell Products L. P. · 2002
- Bracket for shelving, furniture and the like128US 5,538,213 ABrown Office Systems, Inc. · 1996