B60Q 3/54
Lighting devices embedded in interior trim
Official title: Lighting devices embedded in interior trim, e.g. in roof liners
B60Q3/54 (Lighting devices embedded in interior trim) appears on 329 US grants and 408 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 329
- Published applications
- 408
- Assignees
- 161
- Inventors
- 834
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 9 | 21 |
| 2016 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 18 |
| 2018 | 20 | 37 |
| 2019 | 26 | 48 |
| 2020 | 39 | 33 |
| 2021 | 36 | 39 |
| 2022 | 37 | 32 |
| 2023 | 30 | 37 |
| 2024 | 34 | 26 |
| 2025 | 34 | 26 |
| 2026 | 9 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Indirect lighting with light guide for vehicle room12 May 2026US 12,623,592 B1Ecoplastic Corporation
- Direct lighting with light guide for vehicle room12 May 2026US 12,623,593 B1Ecoplastic Corporation
- Shaped part and method for producing a shaped part12 May 2026US 12,623,594 B2Novem Car Interior Design GmbH
- 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.
- Vehicle interior lighting assembly with varied transparency14 Apr 2026US 12,600,296 B1Fca US LLC
- A skin structure and a forming method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309301 A1
- Illuminating device for the interior of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257618 A1
- Method and Apparatus for Outputting Information to a User of a Means of Transportation20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241795 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Cladding Part, Method for Homogenizing a Light Intensity of at Least Two Light Guides, and Vehicle6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225520 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Component for vehicle interior30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217187 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Luminous molded part, in particular a decorative part and/or trim part for a vehicle interior257US 8,016,465 B2Novem Car Interior Design GmbH · 2011
- Integration of light emitting devices and printed electronics into vehicle trim components246US 7,862,220 B2International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. · 2011
- Back light of steering wheel233US 8,136,425 B2TK Holdings Inc. · 2012
- Lighting device utilizing light active sheet material with integrated light emitting diode, disposed in seam and/or in low profile application208US 8,754,426 B2Grote Industries, Inc. · 2014
- Method and system for flexible illuminated devices having edge lighting utilizing light active sheet material with integrated light emitting diode181US 8,876,352 B2Grote Industries, Inc. · 2014