F21V 21/00
Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices
Official title: Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices (F21V17/00, F21V19/00 take precedence; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q, stands for supporting apparatus or articles in general F16M11/00); Hand grips
F21V21/00 (Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices) appears on 12,313 US grants and 11,209 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21V- Granted patents
- 12,313
- Published applications
- 11,209
- Assignees
- 4,040
- Inventors
- 16,284
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 41 | 0 |
| 1979 | 35 | 0 |
| 1980 | 59 | 0 |
| 1981 | 47 | 0 |
| 1982 | 45 | 0 |
| 1983 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | 61 | 0 |
| 1985 | 67 | 0 |
| 1986 | 70 | 0 |
| 1987 | 81 | 0 |
| 1988 | 90 | 0 |
| 1989 | 104 | 0 |
| 1990 | 100 | 0 |
| 1991 | 118 | 0 |
| 1992 | 123 | 0 |
| 1993 | 91 | 0 |
| 1994 | 104 | 0 |
| 1995 | 125 | 0 |
| 1996 | 140 | 0 |
| 1997 | 157 | 0 |
| 1998 | 135 | 0 |
| 1999 | 139 | 0 |
| 2000 | 193 | 0 |
| 2001 | 188 | 32 |
| 2002 | 177 | 168 |
| 2003 | 204 | 232 |
| 2004 | 184 | 247 |
| 2005 | 180 | 269 |
| 2006 | 180 | 306 |
| 2007 | 194 | 266 |
| 2008 | 169 | 296 |
| 2009 | 178 | 335 |
| 2010 | 230 | 370 |
| 2011 | 249 | 378 |
| 2012 | 284 | 412 |
| 2013 | 331 | 581 |
| 2014 | 390 | 601 |
| 2015 | 486 | 568 |
| 2016 | 452 | 524 |
| 2017 | 503 | 683 |
| 2018 | 625 | 722 |
| 2019 | 816 | 662 |
| 2020 | 758 | 686 |
| 2021 | 676 | 610 |
| 2022 | 627 | 540 |
| 2023 | 563 | 458 |
| 2024 | 530 | 484 |
| 2025 | 535 | 448 |
| 2026 | 348 | 331 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F21V 21/14Adjustable mountings5,008
- F21V 21/08Devices for easy attachment to any desired place3,611
- F21V 21/02Wall, ceiling, or floor bases2,592
- F21V 21/10Pendants, arms, or standards1,051
- F21V 21/005Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices: for several lighting devices836
- F21V 21/34Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element774
- F21V 21/06Bases for movable standing lamps526
- F21V 21/40Hand grips520
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Protective cover for a lighting device1,137US 6,185,356 B2Lumitex, Inc. · 2001
- Lighting methods and systems641US 7,178,941 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2007
- Plane light source and LCD backlight unit having the same491US 7,940,350 B2Samsung LED Co., Ltd. · 2011
- Plane light source and LCD backlight unit having the same484US 8,432,511 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2013
- Articulable column430US 4,949,927 A1990