F21W 2102/40
The light being emitted to facilitate access to the vehicle
Official title: the light being emitted to facilitate access to the vehicle
F21W2102/40 (The light being emitted to facilitate access to the vehicle) appears on 66 US grants and 75 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21W- Granted patents
- 66
- Published applications
- 75
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 181
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wire harness and lighting system1 Sep 2026US 12,723,725 B2Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Image projection device, and method for manufacturing image projection device20 Jan 2026US 12,529,460 B2Ningbo Sunny Automotive Optech Co., Ltd.
- Downlighting signal and illumination mirror head for vehicle14 Oct 2025US 12,441,248 B2Rosco, Inc.
- UWB antenna integrated lamp assembly without EMI noise7 Oct 2025US 12,439,501 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Methods and systems for lighting a vertical take-off and landing vehicle29 Jul 2025US 12,371,187 B2Supernal, LLC
- Road surface rendering device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249780 A1Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle load indicator utilizing at least one step lamp13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233669 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Motor vehicle with a lighting device, and a corresponding lighting device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177222 A1
- Wire harness and lighting system4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153209 A1Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Downlighting signal and illumination mirror head for vehicle22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021764 A1Rosco, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminator assembly incorporating light emitting diodes881US 5,803,579 AGentex Corporation · 1998
- Led assembly631US 6,132,072 AGentex Corporation · 2000
- Led assembly181US 6,523,976 B1Gentex Corporation · 2003
- Light emitting assembly39US 7,524,097 B2Gentex Corporation · 2009
- Approach light with light pattern23US 7,878,693 B2SMR Patents S,á. r.l. · 2011