A47C 31/026
Passing through the upholstery
Official title: {passing through the upholstery, e.g. upholstery nails or buttons}
A47C31/026 (Passing through the upholstery) appears on 46 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 46
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 72
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cover fastening clip8 Sep 2026US 12,727,680 B2Nifco Inc.
- Upholstery member23 Sep 2025US 12,419,437 B2Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
- Seating suspension diaphragm having integrated slide-in attachment means12 Sep 2023US 11,753,171 B2Franklin Products, Inc.
- Suspension seating surface edge encapsulation method, seating surface carrier and seat made therewith11 Oct 2022US 11,464,340 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Method of upholstering truss3 May 2022US 11,319,206 B2L&P Property Management Company
- Cushion body6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224034 A1Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
- Cover fastening clip21 Nov 2024US 2024/0382013 A1Nifco Inc.
- Pet beds and components thereof6 Jun 2024US 2024/0180121 A1Worldwise, Inc.
- Upholstery member9 Feb 2023US 2023/0041113 A1IKEA Supply AG
- Five-Pronged Fastener2 Feb 2023US 2023/0033144 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tunnel cord trim retainer64US 6,592,181 B2Intier Automotive Inc. · 2003
- Chair membrane fastener34US 5,288,136 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 1994
- Upholstery panel nail construction32US 4,458,387 AHartco Company · 1984
- Locking element for a drawing-in rod for the profile-forming connection between upholstery covering materials for upholstery furniture and similar upholstered parts27US 6,048,025 A2000
- Hook device for ornamental button on seat cover20US 4,691,416 ANifco Inc. · 1987