B60Q 3/70
Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors: characterised by the purpose
Official title: characterised by the purpose
B60Q3/70 (Arrangement of lighting devices for vehicle interiors: characterised by the purpose) appears on 1,125 US grants and 1,264 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 1,125
- Published applications
- 1,264
- Assignees
- 443
- Inventors
- 2,669
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 15 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 |
| 2004 | 11 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13 | 35 |
| 2006 | 14 | 25 |
| 2007 | 24 | 26 |
| 2008 | 19 | 30 |
| 2009 | 9 | 30 |
| 2010 | 18 | 35 |
| 2011 | 25 | 19 |
| 2012 | 11 | 20 |
| 2013 | 29 | 24 |
| 2014 | 16 | 31 |
| 2015 | 24 | 69 |
| 2016 | 47 | 44 |
| 2017 | 50 | 51 |
| 2018 | 59 | 102 |
| 2019 | 87 | 100 |
| 2020 | 96 | 95 |
| 2021 | 70 | 80 |
| 2022 | 79 | 83 |
| 2023 | 93 | 96 |
| 2024 | 92 | 88 |
| 2025 | 79 | 66 |
| 2026 | 47 | 66 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Driver health monitor and alert system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,777 B2Fca US LLC
- Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle interior lighting6 Oct 2026US 12,757,308 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for interior lighting and display screen synchronization in a vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,588 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Control and monitoring circuitry for illuminated interface22 Sep 2026US 12,745,332 B2Tesla, Inc.
- Vehicle steering wheel lighting device having a compact design and light guide1 Sep 2026US 12,722,565 B2Autoliv Development AB
- Apparatus and method for configuring vehicle environment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307663 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Vehicle trim element comprising a movable image-producing unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309982 A1Faurecia Interieur Industrie
- Interior light control apparatus and method of controlling interior light1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296302 A1Mitsubishi Electric Mobility Corporation
- Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296303 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Vehicle Rear Seat Monitoring Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296318 A1Jet Optoelectronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle interior LED lighting system962US 7,195,381 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2007
- Video mirror system for a vehicle485US 7,619,508 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2009
- Lighting device for motor vehicles379US 6,152,590 ADonnelly Hohe GmbH & Co. KG · 2000
- Vehicle interior lighting systems using electroluminescent panels303US 6,773,129 B2Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc. · 2004
- LED semiconductor lighting system266US 6,158,882 AEmteq Limited · 2000