H05B 47/17
Operational modes
Official title: Operational modes, e.g. switching from manual to automatic mode or prohibiting specific operations
H05B47/17 (Operational modes) appears on 805 US grants and 948 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 948
- Assignees
- 469
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2009 | 9 | 15 |
| 2010 | 8 | 21 |
| 2011 | 17 | 19 |
| 2012 | 11 | 21 |
| 2013 | 19 | 49 |
| 2014 | 30 | 52 |
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| 2017 | 54 | 39 |
| 2018 | 31 | 49 |
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| 2021 | 51 | 72 |
| 2022 | 56 | 66 |
| 2023 | 63 | 65 |
| 2024 | 54 | 79 |
| 2025 | 95 | 89 |
| 2026 | 70 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Driving system for a lighting apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,750,933 B2Renesas Design (UK) Limited
- Box-shaped light fixture with diffuser lens having a plurality of diffractive ribs22 Sep 2026US 12,742,537 B2Maxlite, Inc.
- Direct red LED for white light with high user preference22 Sep 2026US 12,745,331 B2Signify Holding B. V.
- Portable IPL sterilizer and IPL toilet bowl sterilizer15 Sep 2026US 12,734,263 B2Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Light system having energy-saving communication mechanism and methoid thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313772 A1Xiamen PVTECH Co., Ltd.
- Method for operating a lighting arrangement and a lighting arrangement1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304574 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Modular USB Input Device with Programmable Actions and LED Feedback1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304578 A1Cryofox LLC
- Dynamic motorless lighting module for emulating natural light effects1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304579 A1Krobox Sdn Bhd
- Hazard light24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287127 A1Techtronic Cordless GP
Most cited
By later US patents
- Network based multiple sensor and control device with temperature sensing and control499US 6,798,341 B1Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2004
- Lighting control system with priority override467US 5,357,170 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 1994
- Image acquisition and processing methods for automatic vehicular exterior lighting control336US 7,565,006 B2Gentex Corporation · 2009
- Systems and methods for programming illumination devices220US 7,161,556 B2Color Kinetics Incorporated · 2007
- Multiple light-source illuminating system219US 8,100,552 B22012