A47K 17/02
Body supports, other than seats, for closets
Official title: Body supports, other than seats, for closets, e.g. handles, back-rests, foot-rests; Accessories for closets, e.g. reading tables
A47K17/02 (Body supports, other than seats, for closets) appears on 366 US grants and 405 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 11 | 23 |
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| 2026 | 10 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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- Stool with vertically elongated handle16 Jun 2026US 12,653,359 B2
- Portable toilet assistance device26 May 2026US 12,635,836 B2
- Portable toilet assistance device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256330 A1
- Connecting assembly and telescopic connecting rod assembly and walking aid and toilet armrest23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206926 A1Xinzhiyuan Medical Equipment (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.
- Adjustable Handrail2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182791 A1Xinzhiyuan Medical Equipment (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.
- Assembly method for bath steps2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185359 A1Guangzhou Taisheng Sanitary Ware Technology Co.,Ltd
- Rotatable escutcheon with intermittent screw access11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157578 A1
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