Vehicle systems and methods
US-10521179-B2 · Dec 31, 2019 · US
lighting onto the surface to be illuminated
lighting onto the surface to be illuminated · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
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Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | B60Q3/12 |
| Official title | lighting onto the surface to be illuminated |
| Display label | lighting onto the surface to be illuminated |
| Total patents | 134 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 5 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Apparatus for providing independently controlled indirect lighting and airstream to an individual passenger of a motor vehicle
US-2019338942-A1 · Nov 7, 2019 · US
Vehicle cabin interior lighting device
US-10457202-B2 · Oct 29, 2019 · US
Semiconductor-based lighting device
US-2019313497-A1 · Oct 10, 2019 · US
Head-up display device and vehicle
US-10427598-B2 · Oct 1, 2019 · US
Vehicle entry systems
US-2019263355-A1 · Aug 29, 2019 · US
Vehicle entry systems
US-10384645-B1 · Aug 20, 2019 · US
Vehicle cabin interior lighting device
US-2019193630-A1 · Jun 27, 2019 · US
Stereoscopic display device and dashboard using the same
US-10324304-B2 · Jun 18, 2019 · US
Interior lighting device for a motor vehicle
US-10300849-B2 · May 28, 2019 · US
Pointer double illumination
US-10274348-B2 · Apr 30, 2019 · US
Steering switch device
US-2019106139-A1 · Apr 11, 2019 · US
Vehicular lighting device
US-10246011-B2 · Apr 2, 2019 · US
Vehicle including instrument panel and interior member
US-2019084422-A1 · Mar 21, 2019 · US
Germicidal uv-c treatments
US-2019076558-A1 · Mar 14, 2019 · US
Luminescent windshield display
US-10220784-B2 · Mar 5, 2019 · US
Vehicular transmissive member, vehicular decorating device, and vehicular decorating method
US-10202074-B2 · Feb 12, 2019 · US
Instrument cluster for vehicle
US-10195943-B1 · Feb 5, 2019 · US
Vehicular lighting device
US-2019031092-A1 · Jan 31, 2019 · US
In-vehicle lighting apparatus having a lighting device including a light source in each of the direct and indirect lighting parts thereof
US-10170002-B2 · Jan 1, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC B60Q3/12?
- CPC B60Q3/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “lighting onto the surface to be illuminated.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC B60Q3/12 (lighting onto the surface to be illuminated)?
- Our database includes 134 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC B60Q3/12 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 11 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).