B60Q 3/20
Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors: for lighting specific fittings of
Official title: for lighting specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments; mounted on specific fittings of passenger or driving compartments (lighting for dashboards B60Q3/10)
B60Q3/20 (Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors: for lighting specific fittings of) appears on 1,534 US grants and 1,654 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 1,534
- Published applications
- 1,654
- Assignees
- 522
- Inventors
- 3,176
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 7 |
| 2002 | 18 | 25 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 |
| 2004 | 21 | 29 |
| 2005 | 18 | 22 |
| 2006 | 17 | 29 |
| 2007 | 14 | 36 |
| 2008 | 17 | 31 |
| 2009 | 19 | 29 |
| 2010 | 19 | 30 |
| 2011 | 20 | 30 |
| 2012 | 17 | 25 |
| 2013 | 30 | 45 |
| 2014 | 31 | 48 |
| 2015 | 40 | 116 |
| 2016 | 75 | 74 |
| 2017 | 81 | 90 |
| 2018 | 103 | 126 |
| 2019 | 124 | 144 |
| 2020 | 110 | 105 |
| 2021 | 107 | 104 |
| 2022 | 87 | 98 |
| 2023 | 97 | 103 |
| 2024 | 100 | 116 |
| 2025 | 103 | 74 |
| 2026 | 64 | 92 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60Q 3/217Doors278
- B60Q 3/208Sun roofs248
- B60Q 3/283Steering wheels201
- B60Q 3/225Small compartments196
- B60Q 3/233Seats180
- B60Q 3/258Rear-view mirrors153
- B60Q 3/252Sun visors135
- B60Q 3/267Door handles104
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