Y10S 297/00
Chairs and seats
Y10S297/00 (Chairs and seats) appears on 2,084 US grants and 336 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10S- Granted patents
- 2,084
- Published applications
- 336
- Assignees
- 654
- Inventors
- 2,627
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 42 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 45 | 0 |
| 1979 | 30 | 0 |
| 1980 | 36 | 0 |
| 1981 | 27 | 0 |
| 1982 | 33 | 0 |
| 1983 | 31 | 0 |
| 1984 | 44 | 0 |
| 1985 | 85 | 0 |
| 1986 | 91 | 0 |
| 1987 | 79 | 0 |
| 1988 | 87 | 0 |
| 1989 | 101 | 0 |
| 1990 | 91 | 0 |
| 1991 | 91 | 0 |
| 1992 | 72 | 0 |
| 1993 | 68 | 0 |
| 1994 | 101 | 0 |
| 1995 | 67 | 0 |
| 1996 | 81 | 0 |
| 1997 | 75 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 74 | 0 |
| 2000 | 66 | 0 |
| 2001 | 48 | 11 |
| 2002 | 48 | 23 |
| 2003 | 43 | 39 |
| 2004 | 42 | 38 |
| 2005 | 42 | 46 |
| 2006 | 51 | 25 |
| 2007 | 25 | 21 |
| 2008 | 20 | 15 |
| 2009 | 21 | 22 |
| 2010 | 27 | 16 |
| 2011 | 25 | 12 |
| 2012 | 19 | 13 |
| 2013 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 12 | 5 |
| 2015 | 13 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Plastic electric lift device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,291 B2Intradin (Shanghai) Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Wearable chair18 Apr 2023US 11,627,810 B2Korea University of Technology and Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
- Flexible leg supporting membrane, leg support frame and mobile patient standing and raising aid27 Dec 2022US 11,534,355 B2Huntleigh Technology Limited
- Device for providing a pneumatic pressure medium by means of a pressure medium source for at least one pressure medium chamber of a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle in particular27 Sep 2022US 11,454,233 B2Continental Automotive GmbH
- Wheelchair accessory apparatus5 Jul 2022US 11,376,174 B2
- Inflatable Seat18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165478 A1Shandong Longming Information Technology Co., Ltd
- Vehicle seat12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187501 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Plastic electric lift device14 Nov 2024US 2024/0374445 A1Intradin (Shanghai) Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Elastic member and pump assembly comprising same14 Mar 2024US 2024/0084790 A1Kr Co., Ltd.
- Comfortable inflatable sofa29 Feb 2024US 2024/0065443 A1Wangli Plastic & Electronics (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chair with novel seat construction283US 5,871,258 ASteelcase Inc. · 1999
- Air control system for air bed275US 4,890,344 A1990
- Air control system for air bed266US 4,829,616 A1989
- Thermoplastic elastomer gelatinous articles260US 5,334,646 AApplied Elastomerics, Inc. · 1994
- Gelatinous elastomer articles255US 5,633,286 AApplied Elastomerics, Inc. · 1997