F21S 45/10
Protection of lighting devices
Official title: Protection of lighting devices (cooling of lighting devices F21S45/40; waterproofing of lighting devices F21S45/50)
F21S45/10 (Protection of lighting devices) appears on 395 US grants and 410 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21S- Granted patents
- 395
- Published applications
- 410
- Assignees
- 178
- Inventors
- 877
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 15 |
| 2015 | 10 | 26 |
| 2016 | 12 | 33 |
| 2017 | 22 | 39 |
| 2018 | 39 | 55 |
| 2019 | 57 | 32 |
| 2020 | 30 | 16 |
| 2021 | 23 | 19 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 18 | 25 |
| 2024 | 25 | 19 |
| 2025 | 20 | 19 |
| 2026 | 9 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Lighting system with moisture management9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194203 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle lamp411US 5,038,255 AFurukawa Electric Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Vehicular component assembly with hard coated element58US 6,454,449 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2002
- Motor vehicle lighting system including a sealed lens member as part thereof43US 4,646,207 AGTE Products Corporation · 1987
- Illuminating unit comprising an optical element43US 7,645,054 B2Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft fur elektrische Gluhlampen mbH · 2010
- LED lighting module42US 7,806,575 B2Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2010