F21S 43/00
Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors
Official title: Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
F21S43/00 (Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors) appears on 4,398 US grants and 4,549 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 4,398
- Published applications
- 4,549
- Assignees
- 951
- Inventors
- 6,421
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 34 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 26 |
| 2002 | 66 | 63 |
| 2003 | 70 | 71 |
| 2004 | 58 | 86 |
| 2005 | 50 | 96 |
| 2006 | 74 | 96 |
| 2007 | 77 | 70 |
| 2008 | 59 | 79 |
| 2009 | 45 | 74 |
| 2010 | 51 | 57 |
| 2011 | 46 | 72 |
| 2012 | 45 | 82 |
| 2013 | 73 | 120 |
| 2014 | 81 | 187 |
| 2015 | 111 | 242 |
| 2016 | 149 | 232 |
| 2017 | 202 | 309 |
| 2018 | 292 | 320 |
| 2019 | 400 | 383 |
| 2020 | 368 | 286 |
| 2021 | 286 | 232 |
| 2022 | 278 | 292 |
| 2023 | 257 | 265 |
| 2024 | 299 | 332 |
| 2025 | 305 | 257 |
| 2026 | 168 | 220 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F21S 43/10Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by the light source3,155
- F21S 43/20Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by refractors, transparent cover2,748
- F21S 43/30Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by reflectors1,204
- F21S 43/40Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by the combination of693
- F21S 43/50Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by aesthetic components not524
- F21S 43/601Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by variable optical properties145
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminator assembly incorporating light emitting diodes881US 5,803,579 AGentex Corporation · 1998
- LED vehicle lamp assembly654US 5,632,551 AGrote Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Led assembly631US 6,132,072 AGentex Corporation · 2000
- Light emitting diode lamp597US 4,935,665 AMitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. · 1990
- Indicators and illuminators using a semiconductor radiation emitter package518US 6,441,943 B1Gentex Corporation · 2002