G08B 5/38
Using flashing light
Official title: using flashing light
G08B5/38 (Using flashing light) appears on 557 US grants and 583 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G08B- Granted patents
- 557
- Published applications
- 583
- Assignees
- 300
- Inventors
- 1,075
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 40 | 33 |
| 2024 | 40 | 29 |
| 2025 | 31 | 24 |
| 2026 | 17 | 28 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tilt sensor with zero position indication25 Aug 2026US 12,716,719 B2Turck Holding GmbH
- System and method for providing an illuminating, visual indication of a specific physical location and situation11 Aug 2026US 12,705,961 B1
- Security system21 Jul 2026US 12,688,542 B2Safeevac, Inc.
- Lockdown apparatus for initiation of lockdown procedures at a facility during an emergency14 Jul 2026US 12,682,734 B2Lockdown Experts, LLC
- Easy view Wi-Fi signal indicator9 Jun 2026US 12,651,516 B1Confinement Telephony Technology, LLC
- Optimized individualized prebiotic compositions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311575 A1ISOThrive Inc.
- Hearing assistance devices with control of other devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0292416 A1Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
- Emergency room indication system and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260551 A1
- Synchronization between devices in emergency vehicles20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247119 A1Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
- Wearable device for emergency event evacuation and rescue6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229110 A1Honeywell International Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Battery-powered flashing superluminescent light emitting diode safety warning light227US 5,313,187 ABell Sports, Inc. · 1994
- Indicator lamp system107US 5,017,837 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 1991
- Aiming post light104US 4,346,329 A1982
- Double oscillator battery powered flashing superluminescent light emitting diode safety warning light95US 5,175,528 AGrace Technology, Inc. · 1992
- LED warning signal light and light support having at least one sector91US 6,788,217 B2911EP, Inc. · 2004