A47K 13/30
Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like
Official title: Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like {, e.g. ventilating, noise-damping or cleaning devices}
A47K13/30 (Seats having provisions for heating, deodorising or the like) appears on 323 US grants and 365 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 365
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 687
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2003 | 8 | 4 |
| 2004 | 11 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 16 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 16 |
| 2009 | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 |
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| 2018 | 17 | 31 |
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| 2020 | 15 | 22 |
| 2021 | 14 | 29 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 20 | 26 |
| 2025 | 19 | 20 |
| 2026 | 13 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Collection container25 Aug 2026US 12,714,406 B2Mymed Devices, LLC
- Toilet seat assembly with UV light16 Jun 2026US 12,653,357 B2AS America, Inc.
- Clean toilet and accessories26 May 2026US 12,637,851 B2Kohler Co.
- Sink device26 May 2026US 12,640,956 B2Kohler Co.
- Toilet seat assembly19 May 2026US 12,628,992 B2AS America, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing a toilet seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307309 A1Geberit International AG
- Automatic toilet seat assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262889 A1
- Clean toilet and accessories10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266036 A1Kohler Co.
- Sink device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0270103 A1Kohler Co.
- Heated portable toilet seat device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240379 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Color-coded toilet light assembly69US 5,276,595 A1994
- Ultraviolet-based bathroom surface sanitization55US 9,757,486 B2Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. · 2017
- Heat radiator49US 6,294,758 B1Toto Ltd. · 2001
- Ion toilet seat49US 6,785,912 B12004
- Toilet modular system with ventilation and automation devices45US 7,380,292 B12008