A47C 17/00
Sofas
Official title: Sofas; Couches; Beds
A47C17/00 (Sofas) appears on 1,706 US grants and 1,491 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 1,706
- Published applications
- 1,491
- Assignees
- 717
- Inventors
- 2,541
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 37 | 0 |
| 1987 | 27 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 6 |
| 2002 | 26 | 26 |
| 2003 | 34 | 37 |
| 2004 | 33 | 28 |
| 2005 | 20 | 29 |
| 2006 | 33 | 45 |
| 2007 | 19 | 33 |
| 2008 | 29 | 43 |
| 2009 | 27 | 38 |
| 2010 | 26 | 35 |
| 2011 | 23 | 42 |
| 2012 | 26 | 38 |
| 2013 | 32 | 34 |
| 2014 | 37 | 59 |
| 2015 | 45 | 52 |
| 2016 | 48 | 77 |
| 2017 | 46 | 90 |
| 2018 | 71 | 109 |
| 2019 | 68 | 85 |
| 2020 | 81 | 94 |
| 2021 | 81 | 79 |
| 2022 | 82 | 95 |
| 2023 | 65 | 70 |
| 2024 | 64 | 82 |
| 2025 | 56 | 90 |
| 2026 | 56 | 75 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Air couch bed6 Oct 2026US 12,752,882 B2Team Worldwide Corporation
- Systems and methods for modular furniture29 Sep 2026US 12,745,849 B2
- Wall bed system and method of assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,745,850 B2Embed Home Products Inc.
- Bedding system and method29 Sep 2026US 12,745,854 B2Bedgear, LLC
- Linkage mechanism for three-section sofa bed15 Sep 2026US 12,733,743 B2Jiaxing Rest Furniture & Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Powered furniture piece with a movable back cover1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294116 A1Motomotion China Corporation
- Furniture piece with video projector1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294117 A1Motomotion China Corporation
- Musical seat body and sofa thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294118 A1Man Wah Industrial Company Limited
- Sofa having trampoline1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294119 A1
- Sofa bed1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294120 A1Loiudice S.R.L.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sleeper sofa with an air mattress252US 6,161,231 ASleepTec, Inc. · 2000
- Air mattress for a sleeper sofa209US 6,108,844 ASleepTec, Inc. · 2000
- Table/chair egress device196US 5,790,997 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 1998
- Seating unit163US 6,059,364 ABritish Airways PLC · 2000
- Modular chair construction127US 6,241,317 B12001