F21S 41/43
Characterised by the shape thereof
Official title: characterised by the shape thereof
F21S41/43 (Characterised by the shape thereof) appears on 1,065 US grants and 994 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 1,065
- Published applications
- 994
- Assignees
- 220
- Inventors
- 1,442
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 14 |
| 2002 | 28 | 25 |
| 2003 | 22 | 26 |
| 2004 | 17 | 20 |
| 2005 | 14 | 36 |
| 2006 | 28 | 38 |
| 2007 | 29 | 41 |
| 2008 | 31 | 36 |
| 2009 | 26 | 25 |
| 2010 | 35 | 27 |
| 2011 | 22 | 16 |
| 2012 | 16 | 15 |
| 2013 | 22 | 31 |
| 2014 | 17 | 44 |
| 2015 | 31 | 45 |
| 2016 | 37 | 50 |
| 2017 | 42 | 61 |
| 2018 | 59 | 50 |
| 2019 | 73 | 68 |
| 2020 | 68 | 35 |
| 2021 | 40 | 42 |
| 2022 | 54 | 67 |
| 2023 | 61 | 53 |
| 2024 | 63 | 51 |
| 2025 | 49 | 48 |
| 2026 | 24 | 30 |
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 lamp6 Oct 2026US 12,753,896 B2SL Corporation
- Lamp for vehicle18 Aug 2026US 12,710,151 B2SL Corporation
- Vehicle lamp11 Aug 2026US 12,704,232 B2Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Modular cutoff shield for headlights21 Jul 2026US 12,687,270 B2Autosystems, a division of Magna Exteriors Inc.
- 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