B60Q 3/74
For overall compartment lighting
Official title: for overall compartment lighting; for overall compartment lighting in combination with specific lighting, e.g. room lamps with reading lamps (general lighting mounted on specific fittings B60Q3/20; general lighting for mass transit vehicles B60Q3/43)
B60Q3/74 (For overall compartment lighting) appears on 615 US grants and 671 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 615
- Published applications
- 671
- Assignees
- 294
- Inventors
- 1,441
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 13 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 22 |
| 2006 | 8 | 14 |
| 2007 | 16 | 13 |
| 2008 | 10 | 21 |
| 2009 | 4 | 18 |
| 2010 | 13 | 23 |
| 2011 | 17 | 16 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 18 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 | 21 |
| 2015 | 14 | 36 |
| 2016 | 24 | 20 |
| 2017 | 23 | 31 |
| 2018 | 38 | 71 |
| 2019 | 53 | 58 |
| 2020 | 63 | 58 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 |
| 2023 | 49 | 41 |
| 2024 | 42 | 29 |
| 2025 | 28 | 23 |
| 2026 | 20 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for interior lighting and display screen synchronization in a vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,588 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Accessory optical path translator25 Aug 2026US 12,715,358 B2Emergency Technology, Inc.
- Organic-light emitting diode11 Aug 2026US 12,704,230 B2Pictiva Displays International Limited
- Structured lighting system23 Jun 2026US 12,662,048 B2Gentex Corporation
- Method for operating a lighting device in a motor vehicle during an audio output of a breathing exercise in the motor vehicle23 Jun 2026US 12,662,049 B2Audi AG
- Apparatus and method for configuring vehicle environment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307663 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Lighting Device for a Motor Vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296303 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Organic-light emitting diode1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298429 A1Pictiva Displays International Limited
- Variable mount led light holding system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251288 A1
- Method and Apparatus for Controlling an Illumination of a Vehicle Component in an Interior of a Vehicle20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241859 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
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
- Vehicle interior lighting systems using electroluminescent panels303US 6,773,129 B2Federal-Mogul World Wide, Inc. · 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
- Integration of light emitting devices and printed electronics into vehicle trim components246US 7,862,220 B2International Automotive Components Group North America, Inc. · 2011