B60Q 1/56
For illuminating registrations or the like
Official title: for illuminating registrations or the like {, e.g. for licence plates}
B60Q1/56 (For illuminating registrations or the like) appears on 193 US grants and 200 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 193
- Published applications
- 200
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 421
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 16 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 16 |
| 2016 | 6 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 16 | 13 |
| 2019 | 12 | 11 |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Smart license plate2 Jun 2026US 12,646,427 B2Wistron Corporation
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- Digital license plate with active response to narrowband license plate recognition10 Dec 2024US 12,162,405 B2Revivermx, Inc.
- Vehicle with centralized laser beam source6 Aug 2024US 12,054,089 B2Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Arrangement structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274152 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Registration Plate Lighting Device for Illuminating a Registration Plate of a Motor Vehicle, Arrangement and Method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241857 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Lamp unit for straddle-type vehicle26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084769 A1Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.
- Wideplate license plate accessory11 Dec 2025US 2025/0376123 A1Wideplate LLC
- Emblem13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347841 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicular lamp502US 4,733,335 AKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 1988
- License plate having reverse alarm device207US 6,433,680 B1Photic Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2002
- Electronic display license plate65US 5,105,179 A1992
- Display device for automotive mark plate62US 4,965,950 AKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Component module applique for vehicle lift gate54US 7,537,256 B2Valeo Electrical Systems, Inc. · 2009