A47C 4/028
Upholstered chairs
Official title: {Upholstered chairs, e.g. metal, plastic or wooden chairs}
A47C4/028 (Upholstered chairs) appears on 307 US grants and 282 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 307
- Published applications
- 282
- Assignees
- 182
- Inventors
- 466
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 | 26 |
| 2022 | 22 | 18 |
| 2023 | 19 | 18 |
| 2024 | 21 | 27 |
| 2025 | 18 | 29 |
| 2026 | 19 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Base and assembly sofa18 Aug 2026US 12,708,208 B2Anji Longwin Furniture Co., Ltd.
- Sitting or lying furniture18 Aug 2026US 12,708,210 B2Krall + Roth Services GmbH & Co. KG
- Compressible sectional sofa11 Aug 2026US 12,702,231 B2Zhejiang Glory Home Furnishings Co., Ltd.
- Sofa structural frame and sofa thereof28 Jul 2026US 12,690,682 B2
- Detachable and multi-structured fence chair23 Jun 2026US 12,660,924 B2Anji Longwin Furniture Co., Ltd.
- Chair assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272173 A1LIV Lifestyle Co.
- Modular self-locking chair with interlocking joint system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206971 A1Cipg, LLC
- Modular Furniture Systems18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165476 A1The Lovesac Company
- Modular Furniture Systems18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165489 A1The Lovesac Company
- Modular sofa sleeper having pivotal backrest assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165490 A1L&P Property Management Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular chair construction127US 6,241,317 B12001
- Modular furniture110US 4,140,065 A1979
- Modular furniture assembly104US 7,213,885 B2SAC Acquistion LLC · 2007
- Shape adaptable and renewable furniture system92US 5,775,778 APrescient Partners, L.P. · 1998
- Modular furniture assembly89US 7,547,073 B2Sac Aquisition LLC · 2009