A47C 17/04
Seating furniture
Official title: {Seating furniture, e.g.} sofas, couches, settees, or the like, with movable parts {changeable to beds}; Chair beds
A47C17/04 (Seating furniture) appears on 892 US grants and 679 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 892
- Published applications
- 679
- Assignees
- 394
- Inventors
- 1,256
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13 | 12 |
| 2003 | 9 | 18 |
| 2004 | 17 | 16 |
| 2005 | 11 | 10 |
| 2006 | 13 | 18 |
| 2007 | 8 | 17 |
| 2008 | 15 | 16 |
| 2009 | 11 | 18 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 17 |
| 2012 | 12 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 17 |
| 2014 | 17 | 27 |
| 2015 | 21 | 25 |
| 2016 | 22 | 38 |
| 2017 | 22 | 36 |
| 2018 | 40 | 62 |
| 2019 | 34 | 33 |
| 2020 | 41 | 54 |
| 2021 | 36 | 37 |
| 2022 | 43 | 46 |
| 2023 | 33 | 25 |
| 2024 | 27 | 37 |
| 2025 | 28 | 46 |
| 2026 | 30 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47C 17/16Seating furniture changeable to beds by tilting or pivoting the back-rest402
- A47C 17/22With means for uncovering a previously hidden mattress or similar bed part149
- A47C 17/13Seating furniture having non-movable backrest changeable to beds by increasing the available95
- A47C 17/045Seating furniture having loose or by fabric hinge connected cushions changeable to68
- A47C 17/34Joining seats, chairs, or couches to form beds26
- A47C 17/32Changing a single bed into a double bed by extending, pivoting, or23
- A47C 17/14Changeable to beds by removing parts only20
- A47C 17/12Changeable to beds by tilting or extending the arm-rests19
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Recent patents
- Air couch bed6 Oct 2026US 12,752,882 B2Team Worldwide Corporation
- Linkage mechanism for three-section sofa bed15 Sep 2026US 12,733,743 B2Jiaxing Rest Furniture & Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Convertible bed system15 Sep 2026US 12,733,744 B2
- Foldable recliner1 Sep 2026US 12,721,440 B2Changzhou Qiaoyu Travel Products Co., Ltd.
- Base and assembly sofa18 Aug 2026US 12,708,208 B2Anji Longwin Furniture Co., Ltd.
- Powered furniture piece with a movable back cover1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294116 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.
- Convertible sofa bed with a v-truss and articulating mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294121 A1
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
- Combination furniture and exercise device115US 4,905,330 A1990