A47C 21/042
For ventilating or cooling
Official title: {for ventilating or cooling (A47C21/028 and A47C27/007 take precedence)}
A47C21/042 (For ventilating or cooling) appears on 592 US grants and 782 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 592
- Published applications
- 782
- Assignees
- 247
- Inventors
- 998
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 13 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 |
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| 2020 | 49 | 51 |
| 2021 | 39 | 73 |
| 2022 | 28 | 53 |
| 2023 | 45 | 46 |
| 2024 | 44 | 43 |
| 2025 | 36 | 40 |
| 2026 | 30 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Temperature regulating foam padding with passive cooling and active heating6 Oct 2026US 12,751,558 B2Variowell Development GmbH
- Bedding system and method29 Sep 2026US 12,745,854 B2Bedgear, LLC
- Features for determining humidity properties of a bed microclimate8 Sep 2026US 12,727,678 B2Sleep Number Corporation
- Patient support surface control, end of life indication, and x-ray cassette sleeve8 Sep 2026US 12,728,054 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Nested foam layers in bedding or seating product25 Aug 2026US 12,714,238 B2L&P Property Management Company
- Temperature controlled mattress cover with zones24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283369 A1Eight Sleep Inc.
- Temperature controlled mattress cover with biometric data sensors24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283370 A1Eight Sleep Inc.
- Temperature controlled bed device for determining sleep phase24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284350 A1Eight Sleep Inc.
- Temperature controlled bed device for determining user history24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284351 A1Eight Sleep Inc.
- Control apparatus and bed27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248294 A1Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Inflatable air cell having combined pneumatically adjusted occupant support and thermal conditioning224US 6,273,810 B1McCord Winn Textron Inc. · 2001
- Apparatus and method for preventing sudden infant death syndrome205US 5,887,304 A1999
- Environmentally-conditioned topper member for beds205US 8,191,187 B2Amerigon Incorporated · 2012
- Climate controlled bed assembly198US 8,181,290 B2Amerigon Incorporated · 2012
- Air conditioned bed175US 8,065,763 B2Amerigon Incorporated · 2011