A47C 7/462
Adjustable by mechanical means
Official title: {adjustable by mechanical means}
A47C7/462 (Adjustable by mechanical means) appears on 469 US grants and 394 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47C- Granted patents
- 469
- Published applications
- 394
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 687
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 15 |
| 2003 | 12 | 11 |
| 2004 | 13 | 10 |
| 2005 | 11 | 12 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 16 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 |
| 2011 | 13 | 4 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 |
| 2014 | 9 | 26 |
| 2015 | 27 | 22 |
| 2016 | 15 | 19 |
| 2017 | 18 | 26 |
| 2018 | 22 | 23 |
| 2019 | 28 | 19 |
| 2020 | 30 | 29 |
| 2021 | 22 | 15 |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 |
| 2023 | 20 | 21 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 |
| 2025 | 15 | 13 |
| 2026 | 10 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Functional chair for posture correction and lumbar traction6 Oct 2026US 12,751,885 B2
- Adaptable seat22 Sep 2026US 12,740,646 B2Omp S.R.L.
- Seat back for an office chair14 Jul 2026US 12,677,952 B2Haworth, Inc.
- Seat back panel, seat back frame and vehicle seat23 Jun 2026US 12,662,028 B2NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
- Chairback structure capable of providing dynamic support for users in different sitting postures9 Jun 2026US 12,648,649 B2Newtral Furniture Technology Inc.
- Backpack and height adjustment mechanism25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174215 A1
- Lumbar Support with Armrests Featuring Tightness Adjustment Function25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174244 A1Bixing Trading (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
- Modular seating assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165479 A1The Lovesac Company
- Cushioning for ergonomic seating18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165480 A1The Lovesac Company
- Furniture base with removable floor and storage18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165486 A1The Lovesac Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chair construction187US 6,523,898 B1Steelcase Development Corporation · 2003
- Chair having adjustable lumbar support170US 6,079,785 ASteelcase Development Corporation · 2000
- Split back chair157US 5,249,839 ASteelcase Inc. · 1993
- Chair back attachment and method of assembly154US 7,604,298 B2Steelcase Development Corporation · 2009
- Chair having an adjustable lumbar mechanism151US 6,419,318 B1United Chair Company, Inc. · 2002