B60Q 3/12
Lighting onto the surface to be illuminated
Official title: lighting onto the surface to be illuminated
B60Q3/12 (Lighting onto the surface to be illuminated) appears on 113 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 113
- Published applications
- 115
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 288
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Control system and method for enhancing vehicle driving experience26 May 2026US 12,637,001 B1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Illuminable vehicle component, and motor vehicle having an illuminable vehicle component21 Oct 2025US 12,447,896 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Vehicle ambient light system with overlapped light assemblies22 Jul 2025US 12,365,285 B1Fca US LLC
- Light emitting device15 Jul 2025US 12,358,426 B2Innolux Corporation
- Method for projecting light in the interior of a vehicle, automotive light projector and automotive light assembly11 Mar 2025US 12,246,596 B2Valeo Vision
- Method and Apparatus for Outputting Information to a User of a Means of Transportation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241795 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Vehicle interior lighting system including graphically alterable panel16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200397 A1Fca US LLC
- Trim component of or for a vehicle and vehicle comprising such a trim component15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014941 A1Hella Saturnus Slovenija d.o.o.
- Light emitting device2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303958 A1Innolux Corporation
- Vehicular illumination module and method of manufacturing7 Nov 2024US 2024/0367581 A1Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automotive instrument 3-D virtual image display547US 5,440,428 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1995
- Automotive instrument panel apparatus474US 5,461,361 AChrysler Corporation · 1995
- Display arranged in a motor vehicle339US 6,281,804 B1DaimlerChrysler AG · 2001
- LED reading light285US 6,161,910 AAerospace Lighting Corporation · 2000
- Illumination devices for watches and other instruments257US 6,729,738 B2Luminary Logic Ltd. · 2004