Seat Comfort Patents: Leaders, Trends & White Space 2026
Seat Comfort and Occupant Support Patents
Filings sit flat, not falling. 2021 and 2024 both land at 141 filings a year, a 0% change over that span — the field has plateaued after peaking at 189 in 2020, not declined. Annual filings rose from 119 in 2017 to a peak of 189 in 2020, then settled into a flat pattern: 2021 and 2024 both recorded 141 filings, a 0% change across that three-year span. Because publication lags filing by roughly 18 months, the lower counts shown for 2025 and 2026 reflect incomplete data rather than an actual slowdown.
- 1TS TECH CO LTD4.2%
- 2LEAR CORP3.1%
- 3STEELCASE INC2.5%
- 4HERMAN MILLER INC2.2%
- 5DELTA TOOLING CO LTD2.1%
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- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions about this landscape
Who holds the most patents in seat comfort and occupant support?
The leading assignee in this dataset holds 146 records, ahead of fifth place at 73 and tenth place at 46. However, the top 5 assignees combined account for only 14.0% of the 3,508 records in scope, so no single company controls the field. The remaining 90 ranked companies each hold smaller counts, forming a long tail of active but individually modest filers.
Is patent filing in seat comfort technology growing or slowing down?
Filing volume peaked at 189 records in 2020 and has since held roughly flat, with 2021 and 2024 both recording 141 filings — a 0% change over that three-year span. The lower counts shown for 2025 and 2026 in raw data reflect the roughly 18-month lag between filing and publication, not an actual decline. Treat any apparent recent drop with that lag in mind rather than reading it as a slowdown.
What is the difference between A47C and B60N patent classes in this field?
A47C covers chairs, sofas and beds generally, while B60N covers vehicle seats and interior components specifically. In this dataset the two classes overlap heavily — each covers roughly two-fifths of the 3,508 records — because the same pressure-distribution, cushioning and comfort-rating methods are often claimed for both furniture and automotive seating in a single family or across related filings.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Seat Comfort and Occupant Support covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.