B60Q 3/14
Lighting through the surface to be illuminated
Official title: lighting through the surface to be illuminated
B60Q3/14 (Lighting through the surface to be illuminated) appears on 524 US grants and 429 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 524
- Published applications
- 429
- Assignees
- 271
- Inventors
- 1,172
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 11 |
| 2003 | 12 | 8 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7 |
| 2006 | 9 | 18 |
| 2007 | 7 | 11 |
| 2008 | 11 | 9 |
| 2009 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 12 | 14 |
| 2015 | 7 | 32 |
| 2016 | 24 | 19 |
| 2017 | 13 | 23 |
| 2018 | 18 | 27 |
| 2019 | 36 | 46 |
| 2020 | 36 | 26 |
| 2021 | 18 | 24 |
| 2022 | 19 | 26 |
| 2023 | 32 | 20 |
| 2024 | 22 | 21 |
| 2025 | 16 | 12 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle side-view mirror system9 Jun 2026US 12,649,420 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Indicator light assembly for a vehicle2 Jun 2026US 12,643,499 B2Nissan North America, Inc.
- Lighting device for vehicle5 May 2026US 12,618,539 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Lighting assembly having a light transmitting film attached to a decorative component and light guide with reflective information structure14 Apr 2026US 12,600,295 B2Silitech Technology Corp.
- Conveyance interior part14 Apr 2026US 12,600,298 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle interior component17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274178 A1
- Method and Apparatus for Outputting Information to a User of a Means of Transportation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241795 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Direction and request-based vehicle illumination13 Aug 2026US 2026/0239517 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Component for vehicle interior30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217187 A1
- Conveyance interior part16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200398 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Information display for rearview mirrors647US 4,882,565 ADonnelly Corporation · 1989
- Automotive instrument 3-D virtual image display547US 5,440,428 AHughes Aircraft Company · 1995
- Illumination devices for watches and other instruments257US 6,729,738 B2Luminary Logic Ltd. · 2004
- Vehicle information display on steering wheel surface249US 5,691,695 AUnited Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Vehicle signals incorporated into steering wheel rim243US 5,666,102 AUnited Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc. · 1997