F21S 43/50
Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by aesthetic components not
Official title: characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
F21S43/50 (Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors: characterised by aesthetic components not) appears on 524 US grants and 495 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 524
- Published applications
- 495
- Assignees
- 172
- Inventors
- 1,128
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 8 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 |
| 2003 | 16 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 12 | 13 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 |
| 2008 | 10 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 6 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 24 |
| 2018 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 29 | 36 |
| 2020 | 28 | 27 |
| 2021 | 26 | 30 |
| 2022 | 38 | 32 |
| 2023 | 36 | 42 |
| 2024 | 49 | 51 |
| 2025 | 47 | 32 |
| 2026 | 20 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Optical component, lighting device, and motor vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,742,534 B2Valeo Vision
- Through lamp for vehicle and vehicle having same8 Sep 2026US 12,729,827 B2Beijing Chehejia Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.
- Rear lamp device of vehicle1 Sep 2026US 12,723,732 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle exterior component25 Aug 2026US 12,716,565 B2Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
- Masked double-sided optical sheet lighting assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,687,271 B2Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC
- Thermoplastic tailgate panel reinforcing flange design for automated bonding process13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233589 A1Magna Exteriors Inc.
- Lamp module for vehicle and lamp including the same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235273 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Vehicular headlamp30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217183 A1Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Device comprising illuminated movable closure elements30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218875 A1Valeo Vision
- Lighting apparatus for vehicles23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210519 A1Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle lamp411US 5,038,255 AFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd. · 1991
- LED lighting system198US 7,307,391 B2LED Smart Inc. · 2007
- Lens retention means for vehicle lamp assembly84US 6,267,491 B1Grote Industries, Inc. · 2001
- Multi-chamber lamp for vehicles57US 6,296,382 B1Hella KG Hueck & Co. · 2001
- Receptacle apparatus for housing components of a lighting system52US 4,290,098 ABetts Machine Company · 1981