A47C 7/185
With a stiff, rigid support
Official title: {with a stiff, rigid support}
A47C7/185 (With a stiff, rigid support) appears on 137 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 137
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 173
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 14 |
| 2015 | 15 | 14 |
| 2016 | 13 | 16 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Upholstered recliner including molded furniture components9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096656 A1Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
- Seat cushion for chair and seat for chair including the same8 May 2025US 2025/0143481 A1Sidiz Inc.
- Body support assembly and methods for the use and assembly thereof24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127305 A1Steelcase Inc.
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- Chair26 Dec 2024US 2024/0423371 A1Okamura Corporation
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By later US patents
- Foam seat with insert137US 5,067,772 AMichigan Seat Company · 1991
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- Seat cover fastening system65US 3,981,534 AUniversal Oil Products Company · 1976
- Composite foam chair cushion and method61US 5,499,413 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1996
- Office chair45US 4,018,479 ASunar Limited · 1977