A47C 3/04
Stackable chairs or nesting chairs
A47C3/04 (Stackable chairs or nesting chairs) appears on 338 US grants and 271 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 338
- Published applications
- 271
- Assignees
- 152
- Inventors
- 453
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 10 |
| 2003 | 6 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 14 |
| 2005 | 16 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 13 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 12 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 | 9 |
| 2015 | 14 | 19 |
| 2016 | 13 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Stackable chair sets1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294112 A1
- Multiple Chair Carry System for Folding Chairs17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272175 A1Dv8, LLC
- Bench with removable leg3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256296 A1Agna, LLC
- Convertible high chair system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174249 A1Kids2, Inc.
- Stackable chair having cup holder and folding table18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165487 A1Adams Mfg. Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- One-piece shell chair163US 4,529,247 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 1985
- Office chair140US 6,955,402 B2Herman Miller, Inc. · 2005
- Office chair124US 6,837,546 B2Herman Miller, Inc. · 2005
- Chair122US 3,982,785 ACenter for Design Research and Development N.V. · 1976
- Office chair115US 6,644,749 B2Herman Miller, Inc. · 2003