F21S 41/00
Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors
Official title: Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps (reversing lights F21S43/00)
F21S41/00 (Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors) appears on 7,585 US grants and 7,583 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 7,585
- Published applications
- 7,583
- Assignees
- 1,190
- Inventors
- 8,842
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 30 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | 42 | 0 |
| 1988 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | 54 | 0 |
| 1990 | 56 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 56 | 0 |
| 1996 | 46 | 0 |
| 1997 | 60 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 86 | 0 |
| 2001 | 72 | 57 |
| 2002 | 105 | 110 |
| 2003 | 117 | 104 |
| 2004 | 76 | 133 |
| 2005 | 70 | 160 |
| 2006 | 126 | 163 |
| 2007 | 126 | 164 |
| 2008 | 109 | 154 |
| 2009 | 114 | 160 |
| 2010 | 129 | 167 |
| 2011 | 102 | 204 |
| 2012 | 120 | 201 |
| 2013 | 175 | 248 |
| 2014 | 204 | 296 |
| 2015 | 224 | 407 |
| 2016 | 268 | 379 |
| 2017 | 338 | 482 |
| 2018 | 461 | 557 |
| 2019 | 651 | 643 |
| 2020 | 598 | 490 |
| 2021 | 490 | 414 |
| 2022 | 437 | 466 |
| 2023 | 425 | 401 |
| 2024 | 439 | 446 |
| 2025 | 419 | 338 |
| 2026 | 232 | 239 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F21S 41/10Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by the light source5,345
- F21S 41/20Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by refractors, transparent cover3,834
- F21S 41/30Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by reflectors2,812
- F21S 41/60Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by a variable light2,555
- F21S 41/40Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by screens, non-reflecting members1,327
- F21S 41/50Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by aesthetic components not366
Recent patents
- Assembly for non-detachable connection of plastic parts for a car6 Oct 2026US 12,753,785 B2Hella Autotechnik Nova S.R.O.
- Lighting system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,892 B2ZKW Group GmbH
- Vehicle lamp fitting6 Oct 2026US 12,753,893 B2Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle projection lens6 Oct 2026US 12,753,894 B2Young Optics Inc.
- Headlamp assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,895 B1Delta Electronics, Inc.
- Method for assembling a headlamp light module under limited assembling space conditions, headlamp light module, and assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309293 A1Lumileds Singapore Pte. Ltd.
- Component for a lighting device for a motor vehicle, connection arrangement, and method for disconnecting a connection arrangement8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309294 A1Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Modular cutoff shield for headlights8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309295 A1
- Light assembly, lighting device and vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309296 A1Motherson Innovations Company Limited
- Snap-in lighthead assembly for lightbar8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309297 A1Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminator assembly incorporating light emitting diodes881US 5,803,579 AGentex Corporation · 1998
- Led assembly631US 6,132,072 AGentex Corporation · 2000
- Glare sensor for a vehicle614US 5,426,294 AKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 1995
- Light emitting diode lamp597US 4,935,665 AMitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. · 1990
- Adaptive and interactive scene illumination497US 7,227,611 B2The Boeing Company · 2007