A47C 31/008
Use of remote controls
Official title: {Use of remote controls}
A47C31/008 (Use of remote controls) appears on 439 US grants and 583 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
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| 2026 | 27 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Control system for haptic chair based on audio/visual inputs1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294129 A1Irwin Seating Company
- Smart adjustable bed system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240334 A1Wermer Media Partners LLC
- Smart adjustable bed system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240335 A1Wermer Media Partners LLC
- Furniture console and methods of using the same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206975 A1The Lovesac Company
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Air control system for an air bed273US 5,509,154 ASelect Comfort Corporation · 1996
- Air control system for an air bed273US 6,037,723 ASelect Comfort Corporation · 2000
- Air control system for an air bed272US 6,483,264 B1Select Comfort Corporation · 2002
- Air control system for an air bed252US 5,903,941 ASelect Comfort Corporation · 1999
- Air control system for an air bed250US 5,652,484 ASelect Comfort Corporation · 1997