A47B 88/46
Operated by mechanically-stored energy
Official title: operated by mechanically-stored energy, e.g. by springs
A47B88/46 (Operated by mechanically-stored energy) appears on 495 US grants and 537 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47B- Granted patents
- 495
- Published applications
- 537
- Assignees
- 162
- Inventors
- 599
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 | 27 |
| 2005 | 15 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 22 |
| 2007 | 10 | 19 |
| 2008 | 18 | 24 |
| 2009 | 10 | 35 |
| 2010 | 14 | 28 |
| 2011 | 21 | 34 |
| 2012 | 35 | 12 |
| 2013 | 24 | 38 |
| 2014 | 32 | 25 |
| 2015 | 17 | 27 |
| 2016 | 18 | 22 |
| 2017 | 34 | 42 |
| 2018 | 33 | 23 |
| 2019 | 24 | 15 |
| 2020 | 22 | 21 |
| 2021 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 21 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 15 | 19 |
| 2026 | 9 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Refrigerator6 Oct 2026US 12,753,966 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Guide fitting and furniture or household appliance element11 Aug 2026US 12,702,225 B2Paul Hettich GmbH & Co.KG
- Retrofittable drawer slide acceleration and deceleration system28 Jul 2026US 12,690,677 B2
- Slide rail assembly and method for opening slide rail thereof21 Apr 2026US 12,604,980 B2King Slide Technology Co., Ltd.
- Locating slot for a trigger support arm of a slide assembly14 Apr 2026US 12,599,228 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Device for ejecting a movable furniture part10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262832 A1
- Device for ejecting a movable furniture part10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262833 A1
- Device for ejecting a movable furniture part10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262834 A1
- Arrangement With Two Devices For Ejecting A Movable Furniture Part10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262835 A1
- Device for ejecting a movable furniture part10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262836 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spring loaded drawer assembly with mechanical damping141US 4,494,806 ALeslie Metal Arts Company · 1985
- Self-closing slide mechanism with damping102US 6,848,759 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2005
- Medication cabinetry84US 8,103,379 B2AutoMed Technologies, Inc. · 2012
- Installation system and door positioning device for appliances80US 8,382,219 B2Sub-Zero, Inc. · 2013
- Closing device for moving a drawer to a fully inserted position within a furniture body78US 5,207,781 AJulius Blum Gesellschaft m. b. H. · 1993