IPC Subgroup
F21V 21/14 Adjustable mountings
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips > Adjustable mountings
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
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F21V 21/15 specially adapted for power operation, e.g. by remote control
- F21V 21/16 using wires or cords
- F21V 21/22 telescopic
- F21V 21/24 Lazy-tongs
- F21V 21/26 Pivoted arms
- F21V 21/3 Pivoted housings or frames
- F21V 21/32 Flexible tubes
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