A47C 1/0242
By electric motors
Official title: {by electric motors}
A47C1/0242 (By electric motors) appears on 203 US grants and 230 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 203
- Published applications
- 230
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 344
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015 | 4 | 14 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 25 |
| 2019 | 16 | 13 |
| 2020 | 19 | 24 |
| 2021 | 12 | 14 |
| 2022 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 16 | 20 |
| 2025 | 18 | 15 |
| 2026 | 13 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Functional chair for posture correction and lumbar traction6 Oct 2026US 12,751,885 B2
- Ergonomic seating system, tilt-lock control and remote powering method and apparatus7 Jul 2026US 12,672,718 B1Steelcase Inc.
- Theater chair or seat with a flip-up/flip-down seat member, a reclining back member, and an automatic return9 Jun 2026US 12,648,645 B2Hiddenlake 822 LLC
- Powered chair with independent seat2 Jun 2026US 12,642,355 B2Motomotion China Corporation
- Ergonomic seating system, tilt-lock control and remote powering method and apparatus5 May 2026US 12,616,301 B1Steelcase Inc.
- Power Supply with Integrated Backup Battery for Motor Actuated Furniture10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269644 A1Golden Technologies, Inc.
- Dual motor elderly seat extension device capable of providing zero gravity attitude27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248287 A1Zhejiang Feili Technology Co., Ltd.
- Reclining theater seat with integrated reclining seat mechanism30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215588 A1Irwin Seating Company
- Inclinable chair23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108064 A1Motomotion China Corporation
- Three-posture frame structure and a sofa structure23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108065 A1Qidong Vision Mounts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated relaxation chair141US 5,098,158 A1992
- Office components, seating structures, methods of using seating structures, and systems of seating structures92US 7,735,918 B2Herman Miller, Inc. · 2010
- Office components, seating structures, methods of using seating structures, and systems of seating structures90US 7,163,263 B1Herman Miller, Inc. · 2007
- Office components, seating structures, methods of using seating structures, and systems of seating structures80US 7,393,053 B2Herman Miller, Inc. · 2008
- Automatically adjustable office and task chairs67US 5,556,163 AEAC Corporation · 1996