A47K 13/00
Seats or covers for all kinds of closets
A47K13/00 (Seats or covers for all kinds of closets) appears on 1,827 US grants and 1,727 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 1,827
- Published applications
- 1,727
- Assignees
- 473
- Inventors
- 3,105
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 31 | 0 |
| 1990 | 38 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 29 | 0 |
| 1994 | 39 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 49 | 0 |
| 1999 | 56 | 0 |
| 2000 | 49 | 0 |
| 2001 | 42 | 8 |
| 2002 | 32 | 23 |
| 2003 | 37 | 36 |
| 2004 | 37 | 49 |
| 2005 | 29 | 53 |
| 2006 | 29 | 62 |
| 2007 | 22 | 66 |
| 2008 | 23 | 55 |
| 2009 | 11 | 65 |
| 2010 | 22 | 45 |
| 2011 | 27 | 49 |
| 2012 | 47 | 60 |
| 2013 | 25 | 53 |
| 2014 | 34 | 66 |
| 2015 | 32 | 57 |
| 2016 | 49 | 75 |
| 2017 | 59 | 93 |
| 2018 | 73 | 106 |
| 2019 | 90 | 87 |
| 2020 | 74 | 102 |
| 2021 | 67 | 117 |
| 2022 | 81 | 89 |
| 2023 | 82 | 93 |
| 2024 | 71 | 86 |
| 2025 | 70 | 81 |
| 2026 | 34 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A47K 13/24Parts or details not covered in, or of interest apart from, groups883
- A47K 13/10Devices for raising and lowering513
- A47K 13/12Hinges278
- A47K 13/14Protecting covers for closet seats204
- A47K 13/06Auxiliary or portable seats for children110
- A47K 13/005Auxiliary or portable seats89
- A47K 13/02Seats or covers for all kinds of closets: of plastic materials70
- A47K 13/04Buffers for seats22
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for helping to assure the washing of hands100US 6,147,607 A2000
- Method and apparatus for helping to assure the washing of hands94US 6,211,788 B12001
- Sanitary toilet seat attachable cover90US 5,887,291 A1999
- Method and apparatus for instruction in toilet use and hygiene86US 5,870,015 A1999
- Door hinge with movable and fixed cams81US 5,109,571 ASugatsune Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1992