A47C 1/12
Theatre, auditorium or similar chairs
Official title: Theatre, auditorium or similar chairs (detachable seats for mounting on stadium benches A47C1/16)
A47C1/12 (Theatre, auditorium or similar chairs) appears on 565 US grants and 535 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 565
- Published applications
- 535
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 835
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 15 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 14 | 17 |
| 2006 | 8 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14 | 15 |
| 2011 | 14 | 21 |
| 2012 | 12 | 27 |
| 2013 | 10 | 13 |
| 2014 | 16 | 26 |
| 2015 | 28 | 32 |
| 2016 | 21 | 25 |
| 2017 | 30 | 28 |
| 2018 | 23 | 36 |
| 2019 | 28 | 28 |
| 2020 | 31 | 40 |
| 2021 | 35 | 29 |
| 2022 | 25 | 19 |
| 2023 | 25 | 21 |
| 2024 | 12 | 28 |
| 2025 | 22 | 29 |
| 2026 | 5 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modular unit coupling system and method23 Jun 2026US 12,660,929 B2Edith-Min International Inc.
- Seating furniture and seating furniture system, and method for operating a seating furniture system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,314 B2Mack Rides IP GmbH & Co. KG
- 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
- 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
- Adjustable floor track and seating system for tiered seating17 Feb 2026US 12,551,014 B1
- Stadium seat modular base frame with flex width8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305826 A1Toyota Boshoku America, Inc.
- Modular wall8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308908 A1Telescopic Seating Systems, LLC
- Control system for haptic chair based on audio/visual inputs1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294129 A1Irwin Seating Company
- Riser-mounted mechanism for powered chair theater seating27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248288 A1Lawatco, LLC
- Rotating motion platform and viewing system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250972 A1Brogent Technologies Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Theater seating system with reclining seats and comfort divider232US 10,602,848 B22020
- Chair122US 3,982,785 ACenter for Design Research and Development N.V. · 1976
- Thermal seat and thermal device dispensing and vending system employing RFID-based induction heating devices94US 6,664,520 B2Thermal Solutions, Inc. · 2003
- Heat retentive inductive-heatable laminated matrix93US 6,657,170 B2Thermal Solutions, Inc. · 2003
- Heat retentive inductive-heatable laminated matrix79US 6,774,346 B2Thermal Solutions, Inc. · 2004