A47G 33/04
Christmas trees
Official title: Christmas trees (lighting devices therefor F21S {; string lighting F21S4/00; electric candles F21S10/04}; candle holders F21V35/00 {; light guides for lighting systems G02B6/00})
A47G33/04 (Christmas trees) appears on 1,309 US grants and 925 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47G- Granted patents
- 1,309
- Published applications
- 925
- Assignees
- 285
- Inventors
- 1,620
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | 27 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 20 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 4 |
| 2002 | 43 | 26 |
| 2003 | 22 | 28 |
| 2004 | 29 | 50 |
| 2005 | 19 | 48 |
| 2006 | 26 | 43 |
| 2007 | 25 | 32 |
| 2008 | 17 | 32 |
| 2009 | 12 | 25 |
| 2010 | 15 | 34 |
| 2011 | 21 | 28 |
| 2012 | 24 | 27 |
| 2013 | 14 | 21 |
| 2014 | 15 | 39 |
| 2015 | 38 | 41 |
| 2016 | 24 | 47 |
| 2017 | 34 | 42 |
| 2018 | 41 | 42 |
| 2019 | 53 | 41 |
| 2020 | 45 | 40 |
| 2021 | 42 | 45 |
| 2022 | 33 | 37 |
| 2023 | 29 | 32 |
| 2024 | 29 | 37 |
| 2025 | 35 | 54 |
| 2026 | 18 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multi-wire quick assemble tree22 Sep 2026US 12,740,660 B2Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
- Collapsible cone tree with multiple light strings15 Sep 2026US 12,733,763 B2Global Industries Holdings Ltd.
- Self-deploying tree system8 Sep 2026US 12,727,697 B2Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)
- Christmas-themed decoration for use with a tree8 Sep 2026US 12,727,698 B1
- Lightweight combined decorative tree with variable light effects1 Sep 2026US 12,721,463 B1Shangyou Jiayi Lighting Product Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Light string ornament circuitry185US 4,682,079 AHallmark Cards, Incorporated · 1987
- Christmas-tree, decorative, artistic and ornamental object illumination apparatus177US 5,034,658 A1991
- Artificial tree146US 3,970,834 A1976
- Electric Christmas tree127US 5,776,559 A1998
- Artificial tree116US 4,072,857 A1978