A47B 96/16
Drawers or movable shelves coupled to doors
A47B96/16 (Drawers or movable shelves coupled to doors) appears on 113 US grants and 89 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47B- Granted patents
- 113
- Published applications
- 89
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 178
- Latest grant
- 6 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 11 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Appliance, in particular cooking appliance6 Jan 2026US 12,516,825 B2Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag
- Refrigerator6 Jan 2026US 12,516,871 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Corner cabinet and corner drawer7 Oct 2025US 12,433,403 B2
- Hinge mountable cabinet30 Sep 2025US 12,426,710 B1
- Refrigerator13 May 2025US 12,298,066 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator16 May 2024US 2024/0159459 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Over-the-door organizer2 May 2024US 2024/0138567 A1Changsha Yuepu Children's Products Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for articulating feet of a freezer door30 Nov 2023US 2023/0384015 A1Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Refrigerator26 Oct 2023US 2023/0341175 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Adjustable Refrigerator Shelving10 Aug 2023US 2023/0251025 A1Bby Solutions, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Refrigerator door structure97US 4,921,315 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1990
- Locking means for over-the-door shelf56US 5,875,902 ABetter Sleep Mfg. Co. · 1999
- Product display shelf55US 4,984,693 AMartin Paul, Inc. · 1991
- Vertical wall rack and variable shelf arrangement54US 5,988,409 AIndustrial Wire Products, Inc. · 1999
- Collapsible shelf organizer47US 5,460,279 ABetter Sleep Manufacturing Co. · 1995