A47K 13/105
Toilet seat or toilet cover handles
Official title: {Toilet seat or toilet cover handles}
A47K13/105 (Toilet seat or toilet cover handles) appears on 114 US grants and 111 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 114
- Published applications
- 111
- Assignees
- 25
- Inventors
- 212
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 12 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Toilet seat with delay suction release and automatically stand upright28 Jul 2026US 12,690,731 B2Zhongshan Meitu Plastic Ind. Co., Ltd.
- Toilet seat assembly28 Oct 2025US 12,453,447 B2Bemis Manufacturing Company
- Portable child seat bidets27 May 2025US 12,312,793 B1
- Support device for showering or toileting25 Mar 2025US 12,256,873 B2For-De Group Pty Ltd
- Anti-plume toilet seat and toilet lid25 Feb 2025US 12,232,658 B2Kohler Co.
- Toilet lift with intelligent monitoring30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115069 A1SedMed Inc.
- Toilet seat with delay suction release and automatically stand upright2 Apr 2026US 2026/0090684 A1Zhongshan Meitu Plastic Ind. Co., Ltd.
- Method and apparatus for providing an improved toilet10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221587 A1
- Automatic Toilet Seat Lifter19 Jun 2025US 2025/0194871 A1
- Anti-plume toilet seat and toilet lid5 Jun 2025US 2025/0176770 A1Kohler Co.
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
- Method and apparatus for helping to assure the washing of hands62US 6,031,461 A2000
- Sanitary toilet seat ring lift51US 3,935,601 A1976
- Toilet bowl43US 4,574,401 A1986