IPC Classification

Class code (prefix) Descriptions Number of results
F21S 2/00 Systems of lighting devices, not provided for in main groups  or , e.g. of modular construction
F21S 4/00 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
F21S 4/10 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights
F21S 4/15 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources attached to loose electric cables, e.g. Christmas tree lights the cables forming a grid, net or web structure
F21S 4/20 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports
F21S 4/22 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape
F21S 4/24 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape of ribbon or tape form, e.g. LED tapes
F21S 4/26 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape of rope form, e.g. LED lighting ropes, or of tubular form
F21S 4/28 Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports rigid, e.g. LED bars
F21S 6/00 Lighting devices intended to be free-standing
F21S 8/00 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
F21S 8/02 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of recess-mounted type, e.g. downlighters
F21S 8/04 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation intended only for mounting on a ceiling or like overhead structure
F21S 8/06 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation intended only for mounting on a ceiling or like overhead structure by suspension
F21S 8/08 Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard
F21S 8/10 specially adapted for vehicles
F21S 8/12 providing a single shaped beam, e.g. asymmetric beam, e.g. for penetrating fog or for preventing glare
F21S 9/00 Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
F21S 9/02 Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
F21S 9/03 Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator rechargeable by exposure to light
F21S 9/04 Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a generator
F21S 10/00 Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect
F21S 10/02 Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect changing colours
F21S 10/04 Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect simulating flames
F21S 10/06 Lighting devices or systems producing a varying lighting effect flashing, e.g. with rotating reflector or light source
F21S 11/00 Non-electric lighting devices or systems using daylight
F21S 13/00 Non-electric lighting devices or systems employing a point-like light source; Non-electric lighting devices or systems employing a light source of unspecified shape
F21S 13/02 Devices intended to be fixed, e.g. ceiling lamp, wall lamp
F21S 13/04 Devices intended to be fixed, e.g. ceiling lamp, wall lamp with a pendant
F21S 13/06 Devices intended to be fixed, e.g. ceiling lamp, wall lamp with a pendant multi-branched, e.g. chandelier
F21S 13/08 Devices intended to be fixed, e.g. ceiling lamp, wall lamp with suspension from a stretched wire
F21S 13/10 Devices intended to be fixed, e.g. ceiling lamp, wall lamp with a standard, e.g. street lamp
F21S 13/12 Devices intended to be free-standing, e.g. table lamp, floor lamp
F21S 13/14 Lighting systems
F21S 15/00 Non-electric lighting devices or systems employing light sources not covered by main groups ,  or
F21S 19/00 Lighting devices or systems employing combinations of electric and non-electric light sources; Replacing or exchanging electric light sources with non-electric light sources or vice versa
F21S 41/00 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps
F21S 41/10 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source
F21S 41/12 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source characterised by the type of emitted light
F21S 41/13 Ultraviolet light; Infrared light
F21S 41/14 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
F21S 41/16 Laser light sources
F21S 41/17 Discharge light sources
F21S 41/19 Attachment of light sources or lamp holders
F21S 41/20 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
F21S 41/24 Light guides
F21S 41/25 Projection lenses
F21S 41/26 Elongate lenses
F21S 41/27 Thick lenses
F21S 41/29 Attachment thereof
F21S 41/30 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors
F21S 41/32 Optical layout thereof
F21S 41/33 Multi-surface reflectors, e.g. reflectors with facets or reflectors with portions of different curvature
F21S 41/36 Combinations of two or more separate reflectors
F21S 41/37 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by reflectors characterised by their material, surface treatment or coatings
F21S 41/39 Attachment thereof
F21S 41/40 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by screens, non-reflecting members, light-shielding members or fixed shades
F21S 41/43 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by screens, non-reflecting members, light-shielding members or fixed shades characterised by the shape thereof
F21S 41/47 Attachment thereof
F21S 41/50 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
F21S 41/55 Attachment thereof
F21S 41/60 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution
F21S 41/62 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution for adaptation between right-hand and left-hand traffic
F21S 41/63 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on refractors, filters or transparent cover plates
F21S 41/64 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on refractors, filters or transparent cover plates by changing their light transmissivity, e.g. by liquid crystal or electrochromic devices
F21S 41/65 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on light sources
F21S 41/67 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on reflectors
F21S 41/68 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on screens
F21S 41/125 Coloured light
F21S 41/135 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by the light source characterised by the type of emitted light polarised
F21S 41/141 Light emitting diodes [LED]
F21S 41/143 Light emitting diodes [LED] the main emission direction of the LED being parallel to the optical axis of the illuminating device
F21S 41/145 Light emitting diodes [LED] the main emission direction of the LED being parallel to the optical axis of the illuminating device the main emission direction of the LED being opposite to the main emission direction of the illuminating device
F21S 41/147 Light emitting diodes [LED] the main emission direction of the LED being angled to the optical axis of the illuminating device
F21S 41/148 Light emitting diodes [LED] the main emission direction of the LED being angled to the optical axis of the illuminating device the main emission direction of the LED being perpendicular to the optical axis
F21S 41/151 Light emitting diodes [LED] arranged in one or more lines
F21S 41/153 Light emitting diodes [LED] arranged in one or more lines arranged in a matrix
F21S 41/155 Surface emitters, e.g. organic light emitting diodes [OLED]
F21S 41/162 Incandescent light sources, e.g. filament or halogen lamps
F21S 41/164 Incandescent light sources, e.g. filament or halogen lamps having two or more filaments
F21S 41/166 Incandescent light sources, e.g. filament or halogen lamps characterised by the shape of the filament
F21S 41/168 Incandescent light sources, e.g. filament or halogen lamps having a filament arranged transversally to the optical axis of the illuminating device
F21S 41/172 High-intensity discharge light sources
F21S 41/173 Fluorescent light sources
F21S 41/176 Light sources where the light is generated by photoluminescent material spaced from a primary light generating element
F21S 41/255 Lenses with a front view of circular or truncated circular outline
F21S 41/265 Composite lenses; Lenses with a patch-like shape
F21S 41/275 Lens surfaces, e.g. coatings or surface structures
F21S 41/365 Combinations of two or more separate reflectors successively reflecting the light
F21S 41/657 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on light sources by moving light sources
F21S 41/663 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on light sources by switching light sources
F21S 41/675 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on reflectors by moving reflectors
F21S 41/683 Illuminating devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. headlamps characterised by a variable light distribution by acting on screens by moving screens
F21S 41/686 Blades, i.e. screens moving in a vertical plane
F21S 41/689 Flaps, i.e. screens pivoting around one of their edges
F21S 41/692 Shields, i.e. screens not creating an image meant to be projected
F21S 41/695 Screens rotating around a vertical axis
F21S 41/698 Shaft-shaped screens rotating along their longitudinal axes
F21S 43/00 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights
F21S 43/10 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source
F21S 43/13 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the light source characterised by the type of light source
F21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]
F21S 43/15 Strips of light sources
F21S 43/16 Light sources where the light is generated by photoluminescent material spaced from a primary light generating element
F21S 43/19 Attachment of light sources or lamp holders
F21S 43/20 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters
F21S 43/27 Attachment thereof
F21S 43/30 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by reflectors
F21S 43/31 Optical layout thereof
F21S 43/33 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by reflectors characterised by their material, surface treatment or coatings
F21S 43/37 Attachment thereof
F21S 43/40 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by the combination of reflectors and refractors
F21S 43/50 Signalling devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, e.g. brake lamps, direction indicator lights or reversing lights characterised by aesthetic components not otherwise provided for, e.g. decorative trim, partition walls or covers
F21S 43/145 Surface emitters, e.g. organic light emitting diodes [OLED]
F21S 43/235 Light guides
F21S 43/236 Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide
F21S 43/237 Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide rod-shaped
F21S 43/239 Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide plate-shaped
F21S 43/241 Light guides characterised by the shape of the light guide of complex shape
F21S 43/242 Light guides characterised by the emission area
F21S 43/243 Light guides characterised by the emission area emitting light from one or more of its extremities
F21S 43/245 Light guides characterised by the emission area emitting light from one or more of its major surfaces
F21S 43/247 Light guides with a single light source being coupled into the light guide
F21S 43/249 Light guides with two or more light sources being coupled into the light guide
F21S 43/251 Light guides the light guides being used to transmit light from remote light sources
F21S 45/00 Arrangements within vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors, for purposes other than emission or distribution of light
F21S 45/10 Protection of lighting devices
F21S 45/20 Promoting gas flow in lighting devices, e.g. directing flow toward the cover glass for demisting
F21S 45/30 Ventilation or drainage of lighting devices
F21S 45/33 Ventilation or drainage of lighting devices specially adapted for headlamps
F21S 45/37 Ventilation or drainage of lighting devices specially adapted for signal lamps
F21S 45/40 Cooling of lighting devices
F21S 45/42 Forced cooling
F21S 45/43 Forced cooling using gas
F21S 45/46 Forced cooling using liquid
F21S 45/47 Passive cooling, e.g. using fins, thermal conductive elements or openings
F21S 45/48 Passive cooling, e.g. using fins, thermal conductive elements or openings with means for conducting heat from the inside to the outside of the lighting devices, e.g. with fins on the outer surface of the lighting device
F21S 45/49 Attachment of the cooling means
F21S 45/50 Waterproofing
F21S 45/60 Heating of lighting devices, e.g. for demisting
F21S 45/70 Prevention of harmful light leakage
F21S 45/435 Forced cooling using gas circulating the gas within a closed system
F21S 45/465 Forced cooling using liquid from other vehicle cooling systems, e.g. from air-conditioning or engine cooling systems