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F21V 17/00

Fastening of component parts of lighting devices, e.g. shades, globes, refractors, reflectors, filters, screens, grids or protective cages

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
LIGHTING
Subclass:
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Filing statistics

IPC F21V 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass F21V, which recorded 583,204 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 40,370 in 2013 to 48,808 in 2023 (+21%), peaking at 71,274 applications in 2020. 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

Related Keywords

fastening of CAGES for lighting devicesfastening FILTER(S) to lighting devicesfastening and lifting lamp and lantern GLASSESfastening lamp GLOBESfastening of lamp REFLECTORSfastening of lamp REFRACTORSfastening lampshadesfastening of SHIELD(S) for lighting devices

5 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F21V 17/02 with provision for adjustment
  • F21V 17/04 onto or by the light source
  • F21V 17/06 onto or by the lamp holder
  • F21V 17/08 onto the supporting or suspending arrangements of the lighting device, e.g. power cords, standards

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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