A47G 23/06
Serving trays
Official title: Serving trays (service tables A47B31/00)
A47G23/06 (Serving trays) appears on 409 US grants and 447 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 409
- Published applications
- 447
- Assignees
- 187
- Inventors
- 822
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 13 |
| 2007 | 3 | 14 |
| 2008 | 0 | 14 |
| 2009 | 3 | 18 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 14 |
| 2012 | 15 | 13 |
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| 2015 | 13 | 30 |
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| 2017 | 14 | 35 |
| 2018 | 21 | 26 |
| 2019 | 25 | 31 |
| 2020 | 15 | 22 |
| 2021 | 18 | 28 |
| 2022 | 16 | 26 |
| 2023 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 19 |
| 2026 | 12 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47G 23/0641Provided with a plurality of openings77
- A47G 23/0608Lap trays48
- A47G 23/0633Attachments to trays47
- A47G 23/0625With thumb holes, handles or the like positioned below the tray facilitating40
- A47G 2023/0675Suspended from the shoulders or the neck of the userIndexing code24
- A47G 23/0616Suspended from handles positioned centrally above the tray18
- A47G 23/0683With means for keeping food cool or hot16
- A47G 2023/0666Using magnetsIndexing code10
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Recent patents
- Beverage tray and retainer15 Sep 2026US 12,733,762 B2Teak Isle Manufacturing, Inc.
- Lid-mounted food and condiment holder8 Sep 2026US 12,727,695 B2
- Multi-functional cooler for recreational boating and camping8 Sep 2026US 12,729,050 B1
- Resin composition28 Jul 2026US 12,692,372 B2Plantic Technologies Ltd.
- Dinner tray, dinner tray holder and child carrier16 Jun 2026US 12,654,899 B2Wonderland Switzerland AG
- Foldable lap tray for carrying food and beverages17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272197 A1ardigo LLC
- Multifunctional apéritif tray10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262861 A1
- Attachable and foldable multi-use table tray20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240313 A1
- Table caddy incorporating electronic device support13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232124 A1SC Supplies
- Food serving system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182760 A1Lifetime Brands, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for microwave cooking109US 4,081,646 ATeckton, Inc. · 1978
- Pop-up food tray for combination meals83US 6,401,927 B12002
- Food storage container system82US 4,483,455 AThe Carousel Group, Inc. · 1984
- Lunch tote for storing food which is convertible into a serving tray80US 9,943,150 B2Clean Pack, LLC · 2018
- Portable shuffle desk77US 4,052,944 A1977