using a transparent mirror or other light reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture or other is visible only when illuminated

using a transparent mirror or other light reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture or other is visible only when illuminated · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeG09F13/12
Official titleusing a transparent mirror or other light reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture or other is visible only when illuminated
Display labelusing a transparent mirror or other light reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture or other is visible only when illuminated
Total patents161

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20154
20163
20172
20187
20196
202019
202149
202237
202321
20249
20254

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Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC G09F13/12?
CPC G09F13/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “using a transparent mirror or other light reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture or other is visible only when illuminated.”
How many patents are filed under CPC G09F13/12 (using a transparent mirror or other light reflecting surface transparent to transmitted light whereby a sign, symbol, picture or other is visible only when illuminated)?
Our database includes 161 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC G09F13/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).