A47C 1/02
Reclining or easy chairs
A47C1/02 (Reclining or easy chairs) appears on 3,101 US grants and 2,544 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 3,101
- Published applications
- 2,544
- Assignees
- 989
- Inventors
- 3,593
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 43 | 0 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | 40 | 0 |
| 1990 | 30 | 0 |
| 1991 | 38 | 0 |
| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 63 | 0 |
| 1995 | 45 | 0 |
| 1996 | 45 | 0 |
| 1997 | 43 | 0 |
| 1998 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | 76 | 0 |
| 2000 | 79 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 19 |
| 2002 | 62 | 76 |
| 2003 | 76 | 66 |
| 2004 | 85 | 78 |
| 2005 | 75 | 87 |
| 2006 | 59 | 84 |
| 2007 | 57 | 75 |
| 2008 | 50 | 79 |
| 2009 | 55 | 73 |
| 2010 | 66 | 72 |
| 2011 | 47 | 88 |
| 2012 | 58 | 82 |
| 2013 | 60 | 71 |
| 2014 | 70 | 135 |
| 2015 | 116 | 122 |
| 2016 | 106 | 122 |
| 2017 | 116 | 126 |
| 2018 | 103 | 135 |
| 2019 | 135 | 132 |
| 2020 | 145 | 131 |
| 2021 | 121 | 110 |
| 2022 | 105 | 128 |
| 2023 | 121 | 104 |
| 2024 | 92 | 147 |
| 2025 | 93 | 124 |
| 2026 | 87 | 78 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Functional chair for posture correction and lumbar traction6 Oct 2026US 12,751,885 B2
- Air couch bed6 Oct 2026US 12,752,882 B2Team Worldwide Corporation
- Seat6 Oct 2026US D1,150,944 S1Humanscale Corporation · Design
- Seating assembly having lower leg support29 Sep 2026US 12,746,866 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Chair29 Sep 2026US D1,149,416 S1Sunflow, Inc. · Design
- Locker with Reclining Seat and Roll-Up Door1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294101 A1AIM Design, LLC
- Multi Pivot Tilting Seat Support Structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294105 A1Levitask
- Weight responsive chair1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294106 A1Haworth, Inc.
- Chair1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294107 A1Drohbros.Inc
- Wood-to-floor recliner mechanism with projected back pivot point1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294108 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chair with novel seat construction283US 5,871,258 ASteelcase Inc. · 1999
- Lumbar support for a chair266US 6,572,190 B2HON Technology Inc. · 2003
- Woven fabric membrane for a seating surface256US 6,035,901 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 2000
- Office chair249US 6,059,368 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 2000
- Lumbar device238US 6,394,546 B1Steelcase Development Corporation · 2002