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F21V 21/00

Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips

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

Related Keywords

lamp BRACKETSbrackets for GAS(ES)-lampsHOLDERS for lighting devicesSUPPORTS for lampsSUSPENDING of lamps

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F21V 21/002 making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing
  • F21V 21/005 for several lighting devices in an end-to-end arrangement, i.e. light tracks
  • F21V 21/008 Suspending from a cable or suspension line
  • F21V 21/06 Bases for movable standing lamps; Fixing standards to the bases
  • F21V 21/13 Spring-loaded poles fixed at both ends
  • F21V 21/4 Hand grips

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