F21S 41/12
Characterised by the type of emitted light
Official title: characterised by the type of emitted light
F21S41/12 (Characterised by the type of emitted light) appears on 429 US grants and 466 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 429
- Published applications
- 466
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 880
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 11 |
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| 2015 | 12 | 15 |
| 2016 | 6 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 | 46 |
| 2018 | 35 | 47 |
| 2019 | 56 | 53 |
| 2020 | 46 | 45 |
| 2021 | 40 | 25 |
| 2022 | 25 | 23 |
| 2023 | 14 | 19 |
| 2024 | 25 | 29 |
| 2025 | 32 | 21 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Lamp with steerable beam1 Sep 2026US 12,723,724 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Image conversion lamp device14 Jul 2026US 12,679,268 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Camera mirror system with dark docking IR LED21 Apr 2026US 12,606,092 B2Stoneridge Electronics AB
- Method for removing a lighting assembly from a vehicle17 Mar 2026US 12,576,774 B2Italdesign-Giugiaro S.P. A.
- Vehicle headlamp with optical deflection17 Mar 2026US 12,576,813 B2Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
- Headlamp assembly, full-width headlamp and vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287136 A1Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Flat micro-led for headlight23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210508 A1VueReal Inc.
- Light-emitting device and vehicle23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211169 A1Nichia Corporation
- Automotive headlighting with improved visibility16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202027 A1Lumileds LLC
- Camera mirror system with dark docking ir led1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001488 A1Stoneridge Electronics AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adaptive and interactive scene illumination497US 7,227,611 B2The Boeing Company · 2007
- Uniform illumination system488US 7,072,096 B2Digital Optics International Corporation · 2006
- Uniform illumination system254US 7,400,439 B2Digital Optics International Corporation · 2008
- Optical manifold for light-emitting diodes187US 7,286,296 B2Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLC · 2007
- Headlamp control to prevent glare143US 6,861,809 B2Gentex Corporation · 2005