F21S 41/645
By electro-optic means
Official title: {by electro-optic means, e.g. liquid crystal or electrochromic devices}
F21S41/645 (By electro-optic means) appears on 269 US grants and 301 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 269
- Published applications
- 301
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 504
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 15 | 12 |
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| 2026 | 14 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Vehicle headlamp apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241850 A1Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Liquid Crystal System and Lighting Device for a Vehicle9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194773 A1Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
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By later US patents
- Headlamp control to prevent glare143US 6,861,809 B2Gentex Corporation · 2005
- Taillight apparatus and method of making64US 6,902,307 B2Illume, L.L.C. · 2005
- Vehicle headlamp61US 4,985,816 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Lamp masking method and apparatus56US 6,558,026 B2Illume, L.L.C. · 2003
- Array of luminescent elements53US 8,941,566 B23M Innovative Properties Company · 2015