F21V 15/01 Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence )
Introduced: January 2000
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
CPC: Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence )
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Protecting lighting devices from damage > Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts
Protecting lighting devices from damage (protection from thermal damage F21V29/00; gas-tight or water-tight arrangements F21V31/00) > Housings, e.g. material or assembling of housing parts (F21V15/02 takes precedence )
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
IPC defines codes here since 2000.
Child Classifications
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- F21V 15/015 Devices for covering joints between adjacent lighting devices; End coverings since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 3,883
- VALEO VISION FR 2,797
- KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY 2,531
- OPPLE LIGHTING COMPANY 2,343
- SIGNIFY HOLDING NL 2,275
- TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1,982
- KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 1,766
- LG INNOTEK COMPANY KR 1,651
- SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING COMPANY 1,633
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,591
Top Applicants (CPC)
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