Steelcase Inc.
🏢 View company profile →1,343Patents
821Active
1,343Granted
60Portfolio score
Filing activity: Sep 6, 1973 → Jun 17, 2024 · 224 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5871258A | Chair with novel seat construction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 280 | Expired |
| US5249839A | Split back chair | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US4814941A | Power receptacle and nested line conditioner arrangement | Electricity | 153 | Expired |
| US5385388A | Split back chair | Human Necessities | 148 | Expired |
| US5907285A | Furniture unit having a modular communication network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 145 | Expired |
| US5111392A | Design system for creating furniture layouts | Physics | 144 | Expired |
| US4744603A | Chair shell with selective back stiffening | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 143 | Expired |
| US4776633A | Integrated chair and control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 141 | Expired |
| US7857388B2 | Seating unit with adjustable lumbar device | Human Necessities | 139 | Active |
| US5439267A | Chair with adjustable arm assemblies | Human Necessities | 139 | Expired |
| US5577807A | Adjustable chair actuator | Human Necessities | 133 | Expired |
| US5438937A | Mobile table system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 127 | Expired |
| US5320410A | Chair control | Human Necessities | 125 | Expired |
| US6086153A | Chair with reclineable back and adjustable energy mechanism | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 124 | Expired |
| US5230552A | Worksurface utilities module | Human Necessities | 124 | Expired |
| US9955318B1 | Space guidance and management system and method | Electricity | 123 | Active |
| US5103741A | Modular furniture | Human Necessities | 116 | Expired |
| US9921726B1 | Smart workstation method and system | Electricity | 113 | Active |
| US8896656B2 | Personal control apparatus and method for sharing information in a collaborative workspace | Human Necessities | 112 | Active |
| US5211367A | Single arm articulated keyboard support | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 112 | Expired |
| US5487591A | Back shell with selective stiffening | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 109 | Expired |
| USD651214S1 | Cover member | General | 105 | Expired |
| US5899035A | Knock-down portable partition system | Fixed Constructions | 103 | Expired |
| US5725277A | Synchrotilt chair | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
| US4498702A | Seating unit with front flex area | Human Necessities | 102 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.