B60Q 3/78
For generating luminous strips
Official title: for generating luminous strips, e.g. for marking trim component edges
B60Q3/78 (For generating luminous strips) appears on 278 US grants and 313 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 278
- Published applications
- 313
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 761
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 12 |
| 2014 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 21 |
| 2016 | 16 | 18 |
| 2017 | 18 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 | 18 |
| 2019 | 23 | 28 |
| 2020 | 24 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2022 | 21 | 16 |
| 2023 | 19 | 27 |
| 2024 | 22 | 25 |
| 2025 | 21 | 17 |
| 2026 | 13 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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