F21S 41/40
Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by screens, non-reflecting members
Official title: characterised by screens, non-reflecting members, light-shielding members or fixed shades
F21S41/40 (Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by screens, non-reflecting members) appears on 1,327 US grants and 1,281 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 1,327
- Published applications
- 1,281
- Assignees
- 256
- Inventors
- 1,819
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 14 |
| 2002 | 29 | 26 |
| 2003 | 22 | 28 |
| 2004 | 18 | 21 |
| 2005 | 16 | 39 |
| 2006 | 29 | 39 |
| 2007 | 31 | 42 |
| 2008 | 31 | 36 |
| 2009 | 26 | 29 |
| 2010 | 35 | 29 |
| 2011 | 23 | 18 |
| 2012 | 19 | 21 |
| 2013 | 23 | 38 |
| 2014 | 23 | 52 |
| 2015 | 37 | 59 |
| 2016 | 47 | 59 |
| 2017 | 51 | 86 |
| 2018 | 72 | 79 |
| 2019 | 110 | 96 |
| 2020 | 89 | 53 |
| 2021 | 69 | 64 |
| 2022 | 73 | 85 |
| 2023 | 77 | 72 |
| 2024 | 91 | 91 |
| 2025 | 74 | 64 |
| 2026 | 34 | 41 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vehicle lamp fitting6 Oct 2026US 12,753,893 B2Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle projection lens6 Oct 2026US 12,753,894 B2Young Optics Inc.
- Vehicle lamp6 Oct 2026US 12,753,896 B2SL Corporation
- Vehicle lamp having main and sub light sources, and corresponding lens portions22 Sep 2026US 12,742,530 B2SL Corporation
- Lamp for vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,710,151 B2SL Corporation
- Modular cutoff shield for headlights8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309295 A1
- Headlamp assembly, full-width headlamp and vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287136 A1Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle lamp24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287138 A1Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle lamp module, motor vehicle headlamp and motor vehicle3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258926 A1Valeo Vision
- Vehicle lamp fitting6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227043 A1Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Headlight apparatus for automotive vehicle446US 4,967,319 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Headlamp control to prevent glare143US 6,861,809 B2Gentex Corporation · 2005
- Vehicular headlamp producing low beam having cut line controlled in accordance with condition of curved road116US 5,707,129 AKoito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 1998
- Vehicular headlamp and optical unit72US 7,073,931 B2Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 2006
- Search and warning light system64US 4,353,110 A1982