A47C 3/16
Chairs characterised by structural features: of legless type
Official title: of legless type, e.g. with seat directly resting on the floor (A47C3/14 takes precedence); Hassocks; Pouffes
A47C3/16 (Chairs characterised by structural features: of legless type) appears on 235 US grants and 231 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 235
- Published applications
- 231
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 398
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 11 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 9 |
| 2019 | 9 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 8 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 13 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Anti-tip inflatable chair18 Aug 2026US 12,708,207 B1Ideal Corporation
- Foldable chair23 Jun 2026US 12,660,927 B2Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Chair for facilitating cross-legged seating21 Apr 2026US 12,604,986 B2
- Telescopic stool16 Dec 2025US 12,495,906 B2Ningbo Tenghao Outdoor Co., Ltd.
- Portable seat30 Sep 2025US 12,426,713 B2
- Foldable chair and lap rest3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256292 A1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Lumbar support chair16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198692 A1
- Inflatable Seat18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165478 A1Shandong Longming Information Technology Co., Ltd
- Recyclable ergonomic seat30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114623 A1MiEN Company
- Inflatable Seat19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076482 A1Shandong Longming Information Technology Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Variable contour seating device125US 4,027,888 A1977
- Outdoor bean bag107US 4,011,611 ALederman's Incorporated · 1977
- Composite microsphere and lubricant mixture106US 5,549,743 AGenesis Composites, L.C. · 1996
- Legless rocker-recliner chair96US 4,109,960 A1978
- Multi-position therapy cushions92US 4,635,306 A1987