F21V 21/00 Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices (F21V17/00, F21V19/00 take precedence; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q, stands for supporting apparatus or articles in general F16M11/00); Hand grips
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
CPC: Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices (F21V17/00, F21V19/00 take precedence; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q, stands for supporting apparatus or articles in general F16M11/00); Hand grips
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices (F21V17/00, F21V19/00 take precedence; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q, stands for supporting apparatus or articles in general F16M11/00); Hand grips
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 12 subcodes exist in both systems.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- F21V 21/002 making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing (F21V21/35 takes precedence) since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F21V 21/005 for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F21V 21/02 Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence; bases for movable standing lamps F21V21/06) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F21V 21/06 Bases for movable standing lamps; Fixing standards to the bases (F21V21/08 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F21V 21/08 Devices for easy attachment to any desired place, e.g. clip, clamp, magnet +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F21V 21/10 Pendants, arms, or standards; Fixing lighting devices to pendants, arms, or standards (adjustable mounting F21V21/14; construction of posts not peculiar to use with lighting devices E04H12/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F21V 21/34 Supporting elements displaceable along a guiding element 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