F21S
Non-portable lighting devices
Official title: Non-portable lighting devices; systems thereof; vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors
F21S (Non-portable lighting devices) appears on 30,805 US grants and 30,792 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 30,805
- Published applications
- 30,792
- Assignees
- 7,406
- Inventors
- 37,702
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 81 | 0 |
| 1977 | 82 | 0 |
| 1978 | 85 | 0 |
| 1979 | 56 | 0 |
| 1980 | 93 | 0 |
| 1981 | 108 | 0 |
| 1982 | 94 | 0 |
| 1983 | 95 | 0 |
| 1984 | 108 | 0 |
| 1985 | 128 | 0 |
| 1986 | 142 | 0 |
| 1987 | 160 | 0 |
| 1988 | 165 | 0 |
| 1989 | 225 | 0 |
| 1990 | 199 | 0 |
| 1991 | 239 | 0 |
| 1992 | 222 | 0 |
| 1993 | 179 | 0 |
| 1994 | 153 | 0 |
| 1995 | 220 | 0 |
| 1996 | 228 | 0 |
| 1997 | 269 | 0 |
| 1998 | 296 | 0 |
| 1999 | 304 | 0 |
| 2000 | 406 | 0 |
| 2001 | 431 | 142 |
| 2002 | 473 | 454 |
| 2003 | 472 | 517 |
| 2004 | 377 | 577 |
| 2005 | 379 | 716 |
| 2006 | 467 | 765 |
| 2007 | 484 | 706 |
| 2008 | 418 | 810 |
| 2009 | 460 | 909 |
| 2010 | 628 | 1009 |
| 2011 | 591 | 1040 |
| 2012 | 692 | 1118 |
| 2013 | 845 | 1294 |
| 2014 | 970 | 1467 |
| 2015 | 1042 | 1557 |
| 2016 | 1162 | 1518 |
| 2017 | 1428 | 1913 |
| 2018 | 1711 | 2031 |
| 2019 | 2364 | 2117 |
| 2020 | 2105 | 1917 |
| 2021 | 1904 | 1642 |
| 2022 | 1701 | 1644 |
| 2023 | 1544 | 1412 |
| 2024 | 1576 | 1446 |
| 2025 | 1433 | 1173 |
| 2026 | 811 | 898 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- F21S 8/00Lighting devices intended for fixed installation9,765
- F21S 41/00Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors7,585
- F21S 4/00Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources4,615
- F21S 43/00Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors4,398
- F21S 9/00Lighting devices with a built-in power supply3,242
- F21S 2/00Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups f21s4/00 -2,717
- F21S 45/00Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes2,589
- F21S 10/00Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect2,432
All 15 main groupsShow fewer
- F21S 6/00Lighting devices intended to be free-standing1,894
- F21S 11/00Non-electric lighting devices or systems using daylight537
- F21S 13/00Non-electric lighting devices or systems employing a point-like light source227
- F21S 19/00Lighting devices or systems employing combinations of electric and non-electric light sources150
- F21S 2243/00Manufacturing details of signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriorsIndexing code15
- F21S 2217/00DetailsIndexing code4
- F21S 15/00Non-electric lighting devices or systems employing light sources not covered by main2
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By later US patents
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