IPC Main Group
F21L 14/00 Electric lighting devices without a self-contained power source, e.g. for mains connection
Introduced: January 2000
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- LIGHTING
- Subclass:
- LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
Filing statistics
IPC F21L 14/00 belongs to the parent subclass F21L, which recorded 25,594 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,248 in 2013 to 1,716 in 2023 (-24%), peaking at 2,805 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class F21 are PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (3,883 applications), VALEO VISION (2,797 applications) and KOITO MANUFACTURING COMPANY (2,531 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- F21L 14/02 capable of hand-held use, e.g. inspection lamps
- F21L 14/04 carried on wheeled supports
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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