LEGGETT & PLATT has a total of 299 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1942. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets furniture and games, machines and machine tools are FLEX O LATORS, STANDARD BOX SPRING CO and BURTON DIXIE CORP.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 162 | |
#2 | Canada | 40 | |
#3 | Australia | 18 | |
#4 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 14 | |
#5 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 14 | |
#6 | Mexico | 8 | |
#7 | Spain | 6 | |
#8 | Brazil | 4 | |
#9 | United Kingdom | 4 | |
#10 | South Africa | 4 | |
#11 | Hong Kong | 3 | |
#12 | Japan | 3 | |
#13 | New Zealand | 3 | |
#14 | Portugal | 3 | |
#15 | Denmark | 2 | |
#16 | Republic of Korea | 2 | |
#17 | Belgium | 1 | |
#18 | China | 1 | |
#19 | Germany | 1 | |
#20 | Finland | 1 | |
#21 | Hungary | 1 | |
#22 | Israel | 1 | |
#23 | Italy | 1 | |
#24 | Morocco | 1 | |
#25 | Norway | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Furniture and games | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Machine tools | |
#4 | Control | |
#5 | Engines, pumps and turbines | |
#6 | Packaging and shipping | |
#7 | Medical technology | |
#8 | Mechanical elements |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Chairs and beds | |
#2 | Unspecified technologies | |
#3 | Metal wire processing | |
#4 | Special furniture | |
#5 | Systems controlling non-electric variables | |
#6 | Pumps | |
#7 | Transport or storage devices | |
#8 | Diagnosis and surgery | |
#9 | Office furniture | |
#10 | Nails |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Scott Terence A | 41 |
#2 | Higgins Larry | 38 |
#3 | Wells Thomas J | 35 |
#4 | Bustos Rafael T | 32 |
#5 | Zapletal Henry | 26 |
#6 | Yates Chester R | 19 |
#7 | Ogle Steven E | 14 |
#8 | Kawasaki Nozomu | 14 |
#9 | Wentzek Horst F | 12 |
#10 | Hagemeister Robert C | 10 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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WO2012024477A1 | Collapsible bedding foundation | |
US6260223B1 | Pocketed coil spring units | |
US6170143B1 | Method of attaching mattress cover handle | |
US6027168A | Chair seat horizontal adjustment mechanism | |
US6139103A | Synchronized chair seat and backrest tilt control mechanism | |
US5700060A | Seating suspension assembly | |
US5427434A | Chair tilt and height adjustment mechanism | |
US5373793A | Adaptor housing for mounting an adjustable height work surface to a wall panel | |
US5369822A | Bent wire spring module | |
US5361434A | Stackable bedding foundation | |
CA1328641C | Display rack | |
CA2073721A1 | Stackable bedding foundation | |
US5230290A | Flush-mounted crank | |
US5197354A | Angular drive intermittent motion mechanism | |
US5142715A | Foundation unit with snap-fit modular springs | |
CA2055254A1 | Angular drive intermittent motion mechanism | |
US5142716A | Foundation unit with snap-fit modular springs | |
US5154130A | Multi-needle double lock chain stitch tack, jump and thread trimming quilting method and apparatus | |
US5201191A | Refrigerated merchandiser | |
WO9208398A1 | Bedding system |