G09F 13/049
Edge illuminated signs, boards or panels
Official title: {Edge illuminated signs, boards or panels}
G09F13/049 (Edge illuminated signs, boards or panels) appears on 72 US grants and 103 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G09F- Granted patents
- 72
- Published applications
- 103
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 185
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wide-area illumination panels employing flexible printed circuits and side-emitting LEDs22 Sep 2026US 12,742,536 B2S.V.V. Technology Innovations, Inc.
- Emergency luminaire, method for controlling light emission of an emergency luminaire and an emergency sign unit8 Sep 2026US 12,733,082 B2Zumtobel Lighting GmbH
- LED light panel2 Jun 2026US D1,128,971 S1Smartrend Manufacturing Group (Smg), Inc. · Design
- Illuminated signs for vehicles, mounting systems therefor and related methods9 Dec 2025US 12,494,142 B2Smartrend Manufacturing Group (Smg), Inc.
- Illuminable sign for displaying a message in an automobile window15 Jul 2025US 12,361,845 B2
- Self-Lit Footlocker Face Indicia30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218866 A1AIM Design, LLC
- Assembly for illuminating a decorative member, and motor vehicle having assembly2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186194 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Light guide plate and emergency light comprising the same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179511 A1Je Woo Corporation, Ltd.
- Solar sign27 Nov 2025US 2025/0362444 A1OptoGlo, Inc.
- Back-lit signage system25 Sep 2025US 2025/0299606 A1American Louver Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Edge lighted sign37US 4,435,743 A1984
- Concealed antenna assembly29US 6,788,256 B2Cingular Wireless, LLC · 2004
- Illuminated signs for vehicles, mounting systems therefor and related methods13US 11,170,673 B2Smartrend Manufacturing Group (Smg), Inc. · 2021
- Backlit banner display system12US 10,909,890 B1Orbus, LLC · 2021
- Lighted mounting apparatus10US 9,022,637 B2Tagnetics, Inc. · 2015