F21V 23/0485
The sensor sensing the physical interaction between a user and certain areas
Official title: {the sensor sensing the physical interaction between a user and certain areas located on the lighting device, e.g. a touch sensor}
F21V23/0485 (The sensor sensing the physical interaction between a user and certain areas) appears on 300 US grants and 326 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21V- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Audio driver and power supply unit architecture52US 9,930,444 B1Apple Inc. · 2018
- Cordless LED headlight and control thereof50US 10,240,769 B1Designs for Vision, Inc. · 2019
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- Eyewear having custom lighting43US 10,935,815 B1Snap Inc. · 2021
- Lighted footwear42US 8,641,220 B1Fujian Yibao Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. · 2014