A47F 7/14
Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials: for
Official title: for pictures, e.g. in combination with books or seed-bags {; for cards, magazines, newspapers, books or booklike articles, e.g. audio/video cassettes (racks or containers with dispensing arrangements A47F1/04; for cardboard panels, e.g. posters, A47F7/0042)}
A47F7/14 (Show stands, hangers, or shelves, adapted for particular articles or materials: for) appears on 462 US grants and 273 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47F- Granted patents
- 462
- Published applications
- 273
- Assignees
- 176
- Inventors
- 715
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | 12 | 7 |
| 2003 | 14 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 13 |
| 2005 | 10 | 18 |
| 2006 | 7 | 15 |
| 2007 | 11 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 14 |
| 2010 | 7 | 17 |
| 2011 | 10 | 13 |
| 2012 | 11 | 17 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 | 17 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 14 |
| 2018 | 15 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 | 15 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47F 7/146The show stands or the like being provided with compartments or pockets167
- A47F 7/144The show stands or the like being provided with trays, shelves or119
- A47F 7/143Hanging or attached on show stands by means of brackets, clips, slits70
- A47F 7/148The show stands or the like being made of wire, tubes or35
- A47F 7/142For only one article27
- A47F 7/141For stacking vertically25
Recent patents
- High-density item display apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,653,332 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Object hanging system and method3 Mar 2026US 12,564,262 B2Hang It Simple, LLC
- Display panel connecting rods21 Oct 2025US 12,446,712 B2
- Divided shelf for modular greeting card rack30 Sep 2025US 12,426,726 B2Vanguard Packaging, Inc.
- Document hanger19 Aug 2025US 12,390,026 B1
- Vertically adjustable support for a towel or other domestic article to accommodate a childs growth in height20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240374 A1
- Storefront advertisement body2 Apr 2026US 2026/0094541 A1Bandai Co., Ltd.
- Single adjustable album-storage unit-pelmet-photo frame19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048606 A1
- Display panel spreader tool5 Feb 2026US 2026/0033648 A1
- Foldable card holder28 Aug 2025US 2025/0268402 A1American Greetings Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adjustable tape measure clip124US 5,038,985 ACooper Industries, Inc. · 1991
- Self-advancing literature display rack118US 7,293,663 B2United Video Properties, Inc. · 2007
- Multimedia stacker rack84US 5,848,709 ACreative Point, Inc. · 1998
- Product management display system with trackless pusher mechanism76US 8,967,394 B2RTC Industries, Inc. · 2015
- Adjustable store fixture system71US 4,460,097 AHallmark Cards, Incorporated · 1984