B68G
Methods, equipment, or machines for use in upholstering
Official title: Methods, equipment, or machines for use in upholstering; upholstery not otherwise provided for
B68G (Methods, equipment, or machines for use in upholstering) appears on 811 US grants and 796 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B68G- Granted patents
- 811
- Published applications
- 796
- Assignees
- 389
- Inventors
- 1,324
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 14 |
| 2003 | 10 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 12 |
| 2007 | 8 | 22 |
| 2008 | 9 | 19 |
| 2009 | 8 | 16 |
| 2010 | 16 | 20 |
| 2011 | 5 | 19 |
| 2012 | 11 | 22 |
| 2013 | 13 | 28 |
| 2014 | 15 | 37 |
| 2015 | 39 | 52 |
| 2016 | 31 | 48 |
| 2017 | 22 | 56 |
| 2018 | 25 | 63 |
| 2019 | 47 | 63 |
| 2020 | 56 | 54 |
| 2021 | 46 | 39 |
| 2022 | 28 | 38 |
| 2023 | 44 | 37 |
| 2024 | 22 | 47 |
| 2025 | 37 | 35 |
| 2026 | 22 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B68G 7/00Making upholstery464
- B68G 9/00Placing upholstery springs in pockets159
- B68G 1/00Loose filling materials for upholstery111
- B68G 15/00Auxiliary devices and tools specially for upholstery88
- B68G 5/00Resilient upholstery pads55
- B68G 11/00Finished upholstery not provided for in other classes53
- B68G 3/00Treating materials to adapt them specially as upholstery filling24
- B68G 13/00Upholstered panels19
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Recent patents
- Chair cover6 Oct 2026US 12,751,550 B2Secretlab SG PTE. LTD.
- Vehicle seat22 Sep 2026US 12,740,654 B2Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Pocketed spring assembly having dimensionally stabilizing substrate25 Aug 2026US 12,714,236 B2L&P Property Management Company
- Pocketed spring assembly having dimensionally stabilizing substrate25 Aug 2026US 12,714,237 B2L&P Property Management Company
- Cushion assembly11 Aug 2026US 12,703,279 B2Lear Corporation
- Vehicle seat6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225507 A1Ts Tech Co., Ltd.
- Three-dimensional insulation replacement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206896 A1
- Seat9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192719 A1Delta Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Retainer for attaching a covering material to a structure9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192720 A1YKK Corporation
- Spacer11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159371 A1Kuchofuku Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flat upholstered body119US 5,747,140 A1998
- Method and apparatus for making a series of pocketed coil springs106US 4,439,977 ASimmons U.S.A. Corporation · 1984
- Composite microsphere and lubricant mixture106US 5,549,743 AGenesis Composites, L.C. · 1996
- Composite microsphere and lubricant mixture90US 5,421,874 AGenesis Composites, L.C. · 1995
- Cushioning material89US 4,563,387 ATakagi Chemicals, Inc. · 1986