Company patents

IKEA Supply AG

IKEA Supply AG's patent strategy shows a surprising shift, with a significant focus on "Tables & Desks" (28.1% of portfolio) experiencing a remarkable 333.3% YoY growth in 2024, only to decline sharply in 2025. This pattern of strong growth followed by a complete cessation of new patents in 2025 across nearly all categories, including "Fasteners" (20.3% of portfolio) and "Furniture (Chairs, Beds)" (20.3% of portfolio), suggests a dramatic re-evaluation or pause in their patenting activities, rather than a gradual shift in priorities.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

64 US filings (since 2023) · 8 categories · 13 themes

Modular Furniture Assembly

Design principles and connection methods that facilitate the easy assembly, disassembly, reconfiguration, or integration of functional modules and components in furniture systems.

FastenersTables & DesksFurniture (Chairs, Beds)
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20since 2023
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Secure & Organized Storage

Furniture designs that incorporate specialized compartments, locking mechanisms, or automated retrieval systems to secure, organize, or control access to stored items within cabinets, desks, or appliances.

Tables & Desks
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10since 2023
-71.4%YoY
Collapsible & Space-Saving Designs

Household articles engineered with mechanisms for folding, retracting, or collapsing to reduce their footprint, facilitate storage, or enable portability.

Furniture (Chairs, Beds)
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7since 2023
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Enhanced Comfort Bedding

Innovations in mattresses, pillows, and other soft furnishings designed to improve user comfort, support, temperature regulation, or provide therapeutic benefits.

Furniture (Chairs, Beds)
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6since 2023
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Sustainable Polymer Materials

Development and application of polymer compositions designed for reprocessability, recyclability, or incorporating sustainable additives, often featuring reversible bonds or bio-based components.

Polymer Working & Compounding
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6since 2023
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Multi-material Product Integration & Finishing

Techniques for combining multiple materials or layers, often with specialized surface treatments, coatings, or assembly methods, to create functional or aesthetically enhanced plastic articles, including consumer goods and encapsulated electronics.

Plastics Shaping & Molding
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6since 2023
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Automated Drawer & Rail Systems

Guide rails and associated drive mechanisms, often electric, designed for smooth, controlled, and sometimes automated movement of drawers, shelves, or other movable furniture parts within cabinets or assemblies.

Tables & Desks
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4since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Fluid & Air Bearing Systems

Bearings that utilize a pressurized gas or liquid film to create a non-contact support surface, reducing friction and wear, often incorporating specific flow restriction or airfoil designs.

Bearings & Shafts
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4since 2023
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Fiber Composite Layup & Curing

Methods and tooling for forming structural components from fibrous materials impregnated with resin, involving processes like prepreg handling, resin infusion, and co-bonding during curing.

Plastics Shaping & Molding
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3since 2023
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Hinge & Articulation Mechanisms

Mechanical assemblies designed to enable controlled rotational movement between components, often incorporating locking features, speed reduction, or eccentric adjustments for precise positioning.

Bearings & Shafts
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2since 2023
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Polymer Composites with Functional Fillers

Polymer compositions incorporating inorganic or organic filler materials to impart specific functional properties such as thermal conductivity, flame retardancy, electrical conductivity, or enhanced mechanical strength and dimensional stability.

Polymer Working & Compounding
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2since 2023
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Ergonomic & Actuated Comfort Features

Integration of mechanisms, sensors, and actuators to provide dynamic adjustments for user comfort, such as lumbar support, reclining positions, massage functions, or controlled movement.

Furniture (Chairs, Beds)
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1since 2023
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Advanced Functional Textiles

Development and application of textile materials with engineered properties such as waterproofing, thermal regulation, anti-cling, structural coloration, or enhanced filtration capabilities for specific performance needs.

Layered Products (Laminates, Films)
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1since 2023
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US 12102238 B2GRANTED
A47C4/02

Chair and a kit of parts configured to be assembled into a chair

Filed:2019-09-10Pub:2024-10-01
Applicant:IKEA SUPPLY AG

The disclosure relates to a chair ( 1 ) comprising a back rest ( 10 ), two legs ( 20 a, 20 b ), and a third part ( 30 ) comprising two corner pieces ( 31 a, 31 b, 31 a ′), wherein the back rest ( 10 ) comprises two elongated connection members ( 11 a, 11 b ) each provided with a hole ( 12 a ) extending along a crossing direction (T) and being provided with an interconnecting portion ( 13 a ), wherein the respective leg ( 20 a, 20 b ) is provided with a first bore ( 21 a ) extending along the longitudinal direction (L) and a second bore ( 22 a ) extending along the crossing direction (T) and connecting with the first bore ( 21 a ), wherein the first bore ( 21 a ) is configured to receive a portion of the respective elongated connection member ( 11 a ), wherein the respective corner piece ( 31 a, 31 a ′) is provided with a through-going hole ( 32 a ) or recess ( 32 a ′) being configured to be in register with the hole ( 12 a ) of the respective elongated member ( 11 a ) and the second bore ( 22 a ) of the respective leg ( 20 a, 20 b ), wherein the chair ( 1 ) further comprises a first and a second fastening arrangement ( 40 ) each having a head ( 41 ) and an elongated part ( 42 ) extending through the through-going hole ( 32 a ) or recess ( 32 a ′) and through the second bore ( 22 a ) and into the hole ( 12 a ) of the respective elongated connection member ( 11 a ), the respective elongated part ( 42 ) engaging with the interconnecting portion ( 13 a ) of the hole ( 12 a ) of the respective elongated connection member ( 11 a ) and thereby interconnecting the back rest ( 10 ), the legs ( 20 a, 20 b ) and the corner pieces ( 31 a, 31 b, 31 a ′). The disclosure also relates to a kit of parts configured to be assembled into a chair.