A47B 77/04
Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts
Official title: Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts {; Compartments moving up and down, revolving parts (cabinets in general A47B49/00, A47B51/00)}
A47B77/04 (Provision for particular uses of compartments or other parts) appears on 558 US grants and 564 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47B- Granted patents
- 558
- Published applications
- 564
- Assignees
- 260
- Inventors
- 1,138
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 15 |
| 2006 | 4 | 17 |
| 2007 | 7 | 22 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 15 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 25 |
| 2013 | 13 | 15 |
| 2014 | 12 | 26 |
| 2015 | 24 | 19 |
| 2016 | 18 | 21 |
| 2017 | 14 | 30 |
| 2018 | 29 | 40 |
| 2019 | 37 | 34 |
| 2020 | 25 | 35 |
| 2021 | 35 | 38 |
| 2022 | 33 | 55 |
| 2023 | 30 | 37 |
| 2024 | 29 | 31 |
| 2025 | 28 | 27 |
| 2026 | 22 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47B 77/08For incorporating apparatus operated by power, including water power174
- A47B 77/06For incorporating sinks, with or without draining boards, splash-backs, or the like128
- A47B 77/10With members movable outwards to a position of use118
- A47B 77/18By special arrangements for accommodating removable containers69
- A47B 77/16By adaptation of compartments or drawers for receiving or holding foodstuffs54
- A47B 77/14By incorporation of racks or supports, other than shelves, for household utensils45
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Full-access, non-gravity dependent, jar storage rack138US 5,615,780 A1997
- Multi-compartment cabinet109US 5,873,643 A1999
- Extensible and retractable step assembly106US 5,005,667 A1991
- Drawer appliance102US 7,197,888 B2Whirlpool Corporation · 2007
- Pivoting power tool with table82US 5,437,319 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 1995