B60Q 3/68
Using ultraviolet light
Official title: using ultraviolet light
B60Q3/68 (Using ultraviolet light) appears on 147 US grants and 155 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 147
- Published applications
- 155
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 260
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 53 |
| 2016 | 32 | 7 |
| 2017 | 26 | 7 |
| 2018 | 14 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 15 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Disinfection system19 May 2026US 12,629,439 B2
- Sanitization apparatus for a vehicle using ultraviolet light6 Jan 2026US 12,514,951 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Disinfection device23 Dec 2025US 12,502,448 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Light conversion systems, methods, and devices16 Dec 2025US 12,496,368 B2Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH
- Shaped part and information display system23 Sep 2025US 12,422,125 B2Novem Car Interior Design GmbH
- Light emitting module for vehicles9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192745 A1Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
- Ultraviolet lamp device for vehicle18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167155 A1Applicom, Inc.
- Control system for user experience enhancement devices of a vehicle based on occupancy30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116288 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Sanitization apparatus for a vehicle using ultraviolet light12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041809 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Rearview mirror assembly4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276640 A1Gentex Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Luminous interior trim material264US 8,408,766 B2International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. · 2013
- Illumination devices for watches and other instruments257US 6,729,738 B2Luminary Logic Ltd. · 2004
- 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
- Interior illuminating apparatus for vehicle238US 6,871,986 B2Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. · 2005
- Illuminated surfaces in the interior of an automobile224US 6,851,840 B2Methode Electronics, Inc. · 2005