F21S 43/2621
Characterised by the properties of the light beam shaping surface
Official title: {characterised by the properties of the light beam shaping surface}
F21S43/2621 (Characterised by the properties of the light beam shaping surface) appears on 161 US grants and 227 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 161
- Published applications
- 227
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 443
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 24 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 21 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 17 | 44 |
| 2025 | 44 | 58 |
| 2026 | 41 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F21S 43/26241Diffusing, scattering or spreading62
- F21S 43/26231Collimating, focusing, condensing or projecting beams51
- F21S 43/26211Redirecting, i.e. substantially only changing light propagation direction26
- F21S 43/26271Using micro-optics17
- F21S 43/26251Holograms11
- F21S 43/26261Single refractor combining two or more properties of the groups f21s43/26211 -7
- F21S 43/26221Dividing, unifying or reunifying4
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- Arrangement structure17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274152 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
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Most cited
By later US patents
- LED signalling light208US 5,490,049 AValeo Vision · 1996
- LED-type vehicular lamp having improved light distribution33US 6,814,480 B2Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 2004
- Indicating light with homogeneous illumination, including smooth zones13US 6,264,347 B1Valeo Vision · 2001
- Multi-colored vehicle rear lamp9US 9,010,975 B2Grote Industries, Inc. · 2015
- Vehicle lighting unit8US 9,726,809 B2Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. · 2017