F21V
Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof
Official title: Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
F21V (Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof) appears on 48,956 US grants and 50,047 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21V- Granted patents
- 48,956
- Published applications
- 50,047
- Assignees
- 12,465
- Inventors
- 61,105
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 155 | 0 |
| 1977 | 149 | 0 |
| 1978 | 144 | 0 |
| 1979 | 127 | 0 |
| 1980 | 170 | 0 |
| 1981 | 154 | 0 |
| 1982 | 145 | 0 |
| 1983 | 157 | 0 |
| 1984 | 175 | 0 |
| 1985 | 191 | 0 |
| 1986 | 189 | 0 |
| 1987 | 226 | 0 |
| 1988 | 240 | 0 |
| 1989 | 302 | 0 |
| 1990 | 322 | 0 |
| 1991 | 390 | 0 |
| 1992 | 363 | 0 |
| 1993 | 297 | 0 |
| 1994 | 318 | 0 |
| 1995 | 376 | 0 |
| 1996 | 397 | 0 |
| 1997 | 435 | 0 |
| 1998 | 503 | 0 |
| 1999 | 487 | 0 |
| 2000 | 592 | 0 |
| 2001 | 636 | 183 |
| 2002 | 679 | 683 |
| 2003 | 741 | 783 |
| 2004 | 620 | 914 |
| 2005 | 581 | 1163 |
| 2006 | 711 | 1217 |
| 2007 | 771 | 1145 |
| 2008 | 684 | 1420 |
| 2009 | 783 | 1664 |
| 2010 | 1046 | 1945 |
| 2011 | 1109 | 1977 |
| 2012 | 1332 | 2189 |
| 2013 | 1665 | 2902 |
| 2014 | 1894 | 3024 |
| 2015 | 2188 | 2982 |
| 2016 | 2286 | 2709 |
| 2017 | 2518 | 3053 |
| 2018 | 2794 | 3084 |
| 2019 | 3506 | 2973 |
| 2020 | 3143 | 2831 |
| 2021 | 2618 | 2422 |
| 2022 | 2466 | 2221 |
| 2023 | 2083 | 1881 |
| 2024 | 2108 | 1850 |
| 2025 | 1839 | 1585 |
| 2026 | 1151 | 1247 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- F21V 23/00Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices15,858
- F21V 21/00Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices12,313
- F21V 29/00Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage9,627
- F21V 7/00Reflectors for light sources8,392
- F21V 33/00Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for7,435
- F21V 5/00Refractors for light sources6,811
- F21V 17/00Fastening of component parts of lighting devices6,505
- F21V 19/00Fastening of light sources or lamp holders6,162
All 23 main groupsShow fewer
- F21V 3/00Globes5,284
- F21V 15/00Protecting lighting devices from damage4,588
- F21V 9/00Elements for modifying spectral properties, polarisation or intensity of the light emitted4,158
- F21V 13/00Producing particular characteristics or distribution of the light emitted by means of3,378
- F21V 31/00Gas-tight or water-tight arrangements3,166
- F21V 14/00Controlling the distribution of the light emitted by adjustment of elements3,015
- F21V 11/00Screens not covered by groups f21v1/00, f21v3/00, f21v7/00 or f21v9/001,507
- F21V 25/00Safety devices structurally associated with lighting devices1,089
- F21V 1/00Shades for light sources , i.e. lampshades for table, floor, wall or882
- F21V 27/00Cable-stowing arrangements structurally associated with lighting devices623
- F21V 2200/00Use of light guidesIndexing code538
- F21V 35/00Candle holders333
- F21V 37/00Details of lighting devices employing combustion as light source, not otherwise provided126
- F21V 36/00Arrangements of mantles or other incandescent bodies on burners3
- F21V 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass2
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