B60Q
Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or
Official title: Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general
B60Q (Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or) appears on 24,833 US grants and 24,425 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 24,833
- Published applications
- 24,425
- Assignees
- 4,499
- Inventors
- 39,154
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 104 | 0 |
| 1977 | 96 | 0 |
| 1978 | 109 | 0 |
| 1979 | 66 | 0 |
| 1980 | 113 | 0 |
| 1981 | 87 | 0 |
| 1982 | 103 | 0 |
| 1983 | 84 | 0 |
| 1984 | 89 | 0 |
| 1985 | 80 | 0 |
| 1986 | 104 | 0 |
| 1987 | 133 | 0 |
| 1988 | 157 | 0 |
| 1989 | 220 | 0 |
| 1990 | 218 | 0 |
| 1991 | 206 | 0 |
| 1992 | 190 | 0 |
| 1993 | 204 | 0 |
| 1994 | 220 | 0 |
| 1995 | 240 | 0 |
| 1996 | 284 | 0 |
| 1997 | 276 | 0 |
| 1998 | 345 | 0 |
| 1999 | 304 | 0 |
| 2000 | 389 | 0 |
| 2001 | 400 | 128 |
| 2002 | 414 | 436 |
| 2003 | 402 | 454 |
| 2004 | 348 | 550 |
| 2005 | 353 | 606 |
| 2006 | 423 | 569 |
| 2007 | 361 | 519 |
| 2008 | 345 | 580 |
| 2009 | 326 | 516 |
| 2010 | 386 | 482 |
| 2011 | 330 | 489 |
| 2012 | 372 | 549 |
| 2013 | 440 | 737 |
| 2014 | 517 | 944 |
| 2015 | 743 | 1113 |
| 2016 | 948 | 1229 |
| 2017 | 1154 | 1557 |
| 2018 | 1395 | 1642 |
| 2019 | 1723 | 1845 |
| 2020 | 1609 | 1722 |
| 2021 | 1407 | 1520 |
| 2022 | 1302 | 1432 |
| 2023 | 1325 | 1399 |
| 2024 | 1353 | 1388 |
| 2025 | 1267 | 1180 |
| 2026 | 769 | 839 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B60Q 1/00Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof16,122
- B60Q 9/00Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of4,973
- B60Q 3/00Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors4,023
- B60Q 2300/00Indexing codes for automatically adjustable headlamps or automatically dimmable headlampsIndexing code2,382
- B60Q 5/00Arrangement or adaptation of acoustic signal devices2,049
- B60Q 2400/00Special features or arrangements of exterior signal lamps for vehiclesIndexing code1,742
- B60Q 2900/00Features of lamps not covered by other groups in b60qIndexing code963
- B60Q 11/00Arrangement of monitoring devices for devices provided for in groups b60q1/00 -733
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- B60Q 7/00Arrangement or adaptation of portable emergency signal devices on vehicles506
- B60Q 2800/00Features related to particular types of vehicles not otherwise provided forIndexing code397
- B60Q 2200/00Special features or arrangements of vehicle headlampsIndexing code349
- B60Q 2500/00Special features or arrangements of vehicle interior lampsIndexing code184
Recent patents
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- Vehicle lamp system, control device, illuminating state restriction method, and recording medium6 Oct 2026US 12,752,697 B2Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Automatic travel management device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,698 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
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- Advanced gated shifter for vehicle manual and automatic transmission emulation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307481 A1Adeia Guides Inc.
- Actuator and actuator assembly method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307580 A1Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Trajectory presentation device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307581 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle-to-vehicle lighting synchronization8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307582 A1Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Video mirror systems incorporating an accessory module1,905US 6,690,268 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2004
- Automatic rearview mirror system using a photosensor array1,778US 5,550,677 ADonnelly Corporation · 1996
- Rearview vision system for vehicle including panoramic view1,778US 5,670,935 ADonnelly Corporation · 1997
- Vehicle headlight control using imaging sensor1,368US 5,796,094 ADonnelly Corporation · 1998
- Display enhancements for vehicle vision system1,367US 5,949,331 ADonnelly Corporation · 1999