A47B 96/025
Shelves with moving elements
Official title: {Shelves with moving elements, e.g. movable extensions or link elements (cabinets, racks or shelf units enabling enlargement in height, length or depth A47B45/00)}
A47B96/025 (Shelves with moving elements) appears on 281 US grants and 268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47B- Granted patents
- 281
- Published applications
- 268
- Assignees
- 147
- Inventors
- 551
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 12 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 |
| 2007 | 9 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 12 | 10 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 | 17 | 16 |
| 2018 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 16 | 12 |
| 2020 | 19 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 24 |
| 2022 | 19 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 13 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Guide fitting and furniture or household appliance element11 Aug 2026US 12,702,225 B2Paul Hettich GmbH & Co.KG
- Method for converting cabinets into wheelchair accessible spaces with retractable shelving system14 Jul 2026US 12,677,940 B2Prime Tech Cabinets, Inc.
- Pullout shelf7 Jul 2026US 12,672,726 B2Fasteners for Retail, Inc.
- Refrigerator23 Jun 2026US 12,663,205 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Modular shelving and method19 May 2026US 12,628,947 B2
- Refrigerator and shelving system for a refrigerator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309406 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Adjustable rack of wardrobe17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272167 A1Shenzhen Autral Technology Innovation Co., Ltd.
- Modular shelving and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272168 A1
- Translational-rotational arrangement and furniture or household appliance element3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256282 A1Paul Hettich GmbH & Co.KG
- Toilet Paper Holder Attachable Shelf Device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248279 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Extendible merchandise shelving display218US 4,620,489 AKent Corporation · 1986
- Pull-out tray assembly for an integrated modular store fixture system208US 5,088,607 ASara Lee Corporation · 1992
- Bakery display shelves176US 4,776,472 ABrand Manufacturing Corp. · 1988
- Extendible shelf173US 4,589,349 AThe Mead Corporation · 1986
- Molded/integrated touch switch/control panel assembly and method for making same129US 6,897,390 B2Touchsensor Technologies, LLC · 2005