A47C 1/03261
Characterised by elastic means
Official title: {characterised by elastic means}
A47C1/03261 (Characterised by elastic means) appears on 640 US grants and 522 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 640
- Published applications
- 522
- Assignees
- 200
- Inventors
- 686
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 |
| 2002 | 20 | 16 |
| 2003 | 14 | 24 |
| 2004 | 24 | 28 |
| 2005 | 19 | 16 |
| 2006 | 10 | 16 |
| 2007 | 14 | 17 |
| 2008 | 11 | 20 |
| 2009 | 15 | 21 |
| 2010 | 18 | 17 |
| 2011 | 15 | 21 |
| 2012 | 18 | 23 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 | 30 |
| 2015 | 34 | 29 |
| 2016 | 25 | 23 |
| 2017 | 21 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 | 19 |
| 2019 | 27 | 21 |
| 2020 | 25 | 21 |
| 2021 | 26 | 28 |
| 2022 | 21 | 20 |
| 2023 | 24 | 21 |
| 2024 | 19 | 23 |
| 2025 | 10 | 19 |
| 2026 | 14 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Oscillation mechanism for a chair or an armchair1 Sep 2026US 12,721,442 B2Donati S.p.A.
- Weight responsive chair30 Jun 2026US 12,667,191 B2Haworth, Inc.
- Tilt control system for a chair30 Jun 2026US 12,667,196 B2Steelcase Inc.
- Theater chair or seat with a flip-up/flip-down seat member, a reclining back member, and an automatic return9 Jun 2026US 12,648,650 B2Hiddenlake 822 LLC
- Chair and components2 Jun 2026US 12,642,356 B2Formway Furniture Limited
- 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
- Chair assembly16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198690 A1Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
- Ergonomic Motion Chair With Automatic Seat Movement Lock9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191331 A1Moovlab Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chair with novel seat construction283US 5,871,258 ASteelcase Inc. · 1999
- 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
- Chair including novel back construction227US 5,975,634 ASteelcase Development Corporation · 1999