F21S 43/40
Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by the combination of
Official title: characterised by the combination of reflectors and refractors
F21S43/40 (Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by the combination of) appears on 693 US grants and 737 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 693
- Published applications
- 737
- Assignees
- 206
- Inventors
- 1,168
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 47 | 53 |
| 2025 | 65 | 49 |
| 2026 | 18 | 52 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Accessory optical path translator25 Aug 2026US 12,715,358 B2Emergency Technology, Inc.
- Lamp for vehicle25 Aug 2026US 12,716,563 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle lighting apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,716,564 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle lamp16 Jun 2026US 12,655,954 B2Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle lamp assembly with a plurality of frustum reflectors16 Jun 2026US 12,655,958 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle lamp27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251280 A1Ichikoh Industries, Ltd.
- Vehicular lamp6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227046 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Lighting module and lighting device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0231588 A1LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Lighting device for a motor vehicle30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218874 A1Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Lighting apparatus for vehicles23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210519 A1Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Light emitting diode lamp597US 4,935,665 AMitsubishi Cable Industries, Ltd. · 1990
- Bireflective lens element169US 6,097,549 ABreault Research Organization, Inc. · 2000
- Backlit display with enhanced viewing properties148US 5,381,309 AHoneywell Inc. · 1995
- Back-lit display110US 4,874,228 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1989
- High aspect ratio light fixture and film for use therein100US 4,984,144 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1991