IPC Subgroup
F21S 41/683 by moving screens
Introduced: January 2018
Full Title
Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps > characterised by a variable light distribution > by acting on screens > by moving screens
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- LIGHTING
- Subclass:
- NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F21S 41/686 Blades, i.e. screens moving in a vertical plane
- F21S 41/689 Flaps, i.e. screens pivoting around one of their edges
- F21S 41/692 Shields, i.e. screens not creating an image meant to be projected
- F21S 41/695 Screens rotating around a vertical axis
- F21S 41/698 Shaft-shaped screens rotating along their longitudinal axes
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