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F21S 41/00

Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps (reversing lights F21S43/00)

Introduced: January 2018

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps

CPC: Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps (reversing lights F21S43/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps

CPC:

Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps (reversing lights F21S43/00)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2018.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 3,883
  2. VALEO VISION FR 2,797
  3. KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,531
  4. OPPLE LIGHTING COMPANY 2,343
  5. SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,275
  6. TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1,982
  7. KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 1,766
  8. LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 1,651
  9. SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING COMPANY 1,633
  10. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,591

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VALEO VISION FR 2,820
  2. SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,374
  3. KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 1,890
  4. KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1,722
  5. LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 1,624
  6. OSRAM DE 1,507
  7. LG ELECTRONICS KR 1,458
  8. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY JP 1,433
  9. ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING AT 1,349
  10. PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1,275