F21S 45/00
Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes
Official title: Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes other than emission or distribution of light
F21S45/00 (Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes) appears on 2,589 US grants and 2,800 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 2,589
- Published applications
- 2,800
- Assignees
- 667
- Inventors
- 4,130
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 13 |
| 2002 | 25 | 31 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 |
| 2004 | 25 | 34 |
| 2005 | 17 | 41 |
| 2006 | 32 | 55 |
| 2007 | 42 | 40 |
| 2008 | 24 | 63 |
| 2009 | 31 | 75 |
| 2010 | 54 | 88 |
| 2011 | 39 | 69 |
| 2012 | 63 | 70 |
| 2013 | 65 | 93 |
| 2014 | 70 | 135 |
| 2015 | 95 | 167 |
| 2016 | 115 | 188 |
| 2017 | 152 | 228 |
| 2018 | 213 | 266 |
| 2019 | 301 | 221 |
| 2020 | 212 | 139 |
| 2021 | 165 | 148 |
| 2022 | 145 | 156 |
| 2023 | 133 | 137 |
| 2024 | 159 | 133 |
| 2025 | 122 | 102 |
| 2026 | 70 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F21S 45/40Cooling of lighting devices1,741
- F21S 45/10Protection of lighting devices395
- F21S 45/30Ventilation or drainage of lighting devices352
- F21S 45/50Waterproofing296
- F21S 45/60Heating of lighting devices184
- F21S 45/70Prevention of harmful light leakage123
- F21S 45/20Promoting gas flow in lighting devices19
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