A47C 7/282
With mesh-like supports
Official title: {with mesh-like supports, e.g. elastomeric membranes}
A47C7/282 (With mesh-like supports) appears on 298 US grants and 326 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 298
- Published applications
- 326
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 491
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 20 |
| 2003 | 13 | 27 |
| 2004 | 20 | 12 |
| 2005 | 14 | 20 |
| 2006 | 12 | 17 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2008 | 15 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 | 18 |
| 2010 | 9 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 |
| 2012 | 11 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 25 |
| 2022 | 19 | 22 |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 13 | 18 |
| 2025 | 10 | 15 |
| 2026 | 9 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sitting or lying furniture18 Aug 2026US 12,708,210 B2Krall + Roth Services GmbH & Co. KG
- Chair18 Aug 2026US 12,708,213 B2Okamura Corporation
- Seat7 Jul 2026US 12,672,721 B2P.R. Sella B.V.
- Chair and frame assembly thereof9 Jun 2026US 12,648,648 B2
- Mesh seat for chairs with easy installation of mesh fabric and chair including the same26 May 2026US 12,635,798 B2Patra Co., Ltd.
- Modular seating assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165482 A1The Lovesac Company
- Foldable chair4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366619 A1Shibumi Shade, Inc.
- Chair and frame assembly thereof13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344866 A1
- Chair and frame assembly thereof13 Nov 2025US 2025/0344867 A1
- Seating structure having a natural material integrated with an elastically deformable layer2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302198 A1MillerKnoll, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lumbar support for a chair266US 6,572,190 B2HON Technology Inc. · 2003
- Woven fabric membrane for a seating surface256US 6,035,901 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 2000
- Office chair249US 6,059,368 AHerman Miller, Inc. · 2000
- Chair back construction231US 6,729,691 B2HON Technology Inc. · 2004
- Office chair224US 6,386,634 B1Herman Miller, Inc. · 2002