A47K 3/405
Flush with the surrounding floor
Official title: {flush with the surrounding floor, e.g. for easy access}
A47K3/405 (Flush with the surrounding floor) appears on 54 US grants and 64 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47K- Granted patents
- 54
- Published applications
- 64
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 95
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Shower pan apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,690,724 B2Venosa, LLC
- Tileable modular floor system and drain19 May 2026US 12,628,989 B2Laticrete International, Inc.
- Floor panel and methods of use thereof20 May 2025US 12,305,389 B2
- Method for arranging an element, such as a shower board or shower drain, in a floor13 Aug 2024US 12,059,104 B2Easy Sanitary Solutions B.V.
- Drain assembly and method of installation20 Feb 2024US 11,905,697 B2Oatey Co.
- Shower pan, shower pan assembly, and method thereof12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069090 A1
- Lining Unit for Shape-Corresponding Lining of a Room6 Feb 2025US 2025/0043567 A1Gebrüder Jaeger GmbH
- Shower Pan Apparatus25 Jul 2024US 2024/0245267 A1Venosa, LLC
- A linear drain group20 Jul 2023US 2023/0228078 A1
- Tileable modular floor system and drain6 Jul 2023US 2023/0210315 A1Laticrete International, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Barrier free shower pan with improved drainage paths36US 8,474,069 B1MTI Whirlpools, Inc. · 2013
- Shower base32US 5,718,008 A1998
- Shower floor formers28US 8,677,521 B2DLP Limited · 2014
- Easy-access shower base assembly26US 5,299,330 AThe Swan Corporation · 1994
- Supporting body for a shower tub26US 6,571,406 B22003