A47K 3/281
Accessories for showers or bathing douches
Official title: {Accessories for showers or bathing douches, e.g. cleaning devices for walls or floors of showers (A47K3/30, A47K3/38, A47K3/40 take precedence)}
A47K3/281 (Accessories for showers or bathing douches) appears on 522 US grants and 578 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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| 2024 | 34 | 31 |
| 2025 | 26 | 35 |
| 2026 | 15 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Luxury bath and shower system29 Sep 2026US 12,745,880 B1
- Corner shelf assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,727,721 B2
- Shower chair25 Aug 2026US D1,143,649 S1CVS Pharmacy, Inc. · Design
- Modular shower caddy device28 Jul 2026US 12,690,723 B2
- Frameless and hidden pulley bathroom door21 Jul 2026US 12,685,411 B2Foshan Lanfeilin Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
- Caddy Hanger Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305880 A1
- Multifunctional shower head assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294177 A1Higherdose LLC
- Shower system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284681 A1Beijing Kohler Ltd.
- Customizable Shower Caddy10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262885 A1House of Atlas, LLC
- Pole caddy with brace clip27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248285 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shower room and ceiling element, especially for a shower room555US 5,060,322 A1991
- Shower personal hygiene system141US 5,241,714 A1993
- Shelving system133US 8,225,946 B2simplehuman, LLC · 2012
- Handle assembly for shower nozzle assembly124US 5,220,697 A1993
- Wall-cantilevered showering apparatus99US 5,148,556 A1992