Reflectors for light sources (characterised by cooling arrangements F21V29/505)

Filing statistics

CPC F21V 7/00 belongs to the parent subclass F21V, which recorded 193,056 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 15,472 in 2013 to 11,369 in 2023 (-27%), peaking at 23,632 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class F21 are VALEO VISION (2,820 applications), SIGNIFY HOLDING (2,374 applications) and KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1,890 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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F21V 7/0008
F21V 7/0025
F21V 7/005
F21V 7/0058
F21V 7/0066
F21V 7/0075
F21V 7/0083
F21V 7/0091
F21V 7/04 Optical design
F21V 7/10 Construction
F21V 7/22 characterised by materials, surface treatments or coatings, e.g. dichroic reflectors

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

VALEO VISION FR 2,820
SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,374
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 1,890
KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1,722
LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 1,624
OSRAM DE 1,507
LG ELECTRONICS KR 1,458
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,433
ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING AT 1,349
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,275