F21K 2/06
Non-electric light sources using luminescence: using chemiluminescence
Official title: using chemiluminescence
F21K2/06 (Non-electric light sources using luminescence: using chemiluminescence) appears on 238 US grants and 186 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21K- Granted patents
- 238
- Published applications
- 186
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 358
- Latest grant
- 15 Jul 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Self generation pressure-sensitive light emitting device and method thereof15 Jul 2025US 12,359,777 B2Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Hydrophilic high quantum yield acridinium esters with improved stability and fast light emission15 Apr 2025US 12,275,708 B2Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Tactical chemical light stick dispenser11 Mar 2025US 12,247,708 B2Carolina Clovis LLC
- Kits, microfluidics devices, and methods for performing biotin assays12 Nov 2024US 12,140,596 B2Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Biodegradable light wand2 Apr 2024US 11,945,986 B2Nyoka Design Corp.
- Fluid-activated biodegradable bioluminescent glowing apparatus, compositions, kits, methods, and systems27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251271 A1Nyoka Design Corp.
- Lightweight phosphorescent strip30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117937 A1Pexco Aerospace, Inc.
- Tactical chemical light stick dispenser18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290607 A1Carolina Clovis LLC
- Hydrophilic high quantum yield acridinium esters with improved stability and fast light emission31 Jul 2025US 2025/0243167 A1Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Tactical Chemical Light Stick Dispenser5 Jun 2025US 2025/0180173 A1Carolina Clovis LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bioluminescent novelty items261US 5,876,995 A1999
- Cap adapters for medicament vial and associated methods172US 8,162,914 B22012
- Safety-sparkler wand w/chemiluminescent or electric-light illumination108US 4,924,358 AInventech Licensing Co. · 1990
- Electrochemical light-emitting devices106US 5,682,043 AUniax Corporation · 1997
- Devices and methods for generating electrogenerated chemiluminescence85US 5,324,457 ABoard of Regents, University of TX System · 1994