B60Q 3/88
Means for plugging to the electrical power supply of the vehicle
Official title: Means for plugging to the electrical power supply of the vehicle, e.g. by using cigarette lighter sockets
B60Q3/88 (Means for plugging to the electrical power supply of the vehicle) appears on 84 US grants and 66 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60Q- Granted patents
- 84
- Published applications
- 66
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 163
- Latest grant
- 4 Feb 2025
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
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| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2018 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Variable light beam flashlight and recharging unit184US 4,388,673 AMag Instrument, Inc. · 1983
- Energizer apparatus for rechargeable flashlight batteries135US 4,092,580 A1978
- Rechargeable flashlight120US 4,903,178 A1990
- Flashlight and recharging system therefor91US 5,432,689 AStreamlight, Inc. · 1995
- Rechargeable flashlight65US 4,325,107 A1982