C06C
Detonating or priming devices
Official title: Detonating or priming devices; fuses (ammunition fuzes f42c); chemical lighters; pyrophoric compositions
C06C (Detonating or priming devices) appears on 858 US grants and 471 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C06C- Granted patents
- 858
- Published applications
- 471
- Assignees
- 334
- Inventors
- 1,448
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 24 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 8 |
| 2002 | 22 | 18 |
| 2003 | 28 | 29 |
| 2004 | 20 | 25 |
| 2005 | 18 | 26 |
| 2006 | 9 | 22 |
| 2007 | 5 | 23 |
| 2008 | 11 | 21 |
| 2009 | 4 | 29 |
| 2010 | 18 | 25 |
| 2011 | 31 | 24 |
| 2012 | 39 | 22 |
| 2013 | 30 | 17 |
| 2014 | 17 | 17 |
| 2015 | 19 | 20 |
| 2016 | 18 | 23 |
| 2017 | 24 | 20 |
| 2018 | 16 | 18 |
| 2019 | 16 | 18 |
| 2020 | 11 | 16 |
| 2021 | 20 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 13 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Gene gun25 Aug 2026US 12,714,795 B2Daicel Corporation
- Coreless-coil shock tube system with reduced noise25 Aug 2026US 12,715,822 B2Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company
- Connector for use with detonation devices23 Jun 2026US 12,663,247 B1Breacher's Hardware LLC
- Explosives using thermally expandable microspheres in a solid matrix26 May 2026US 12,637,396 B1Triad National Security, LLC
- Ignition device, method for producing the same, ignition method and rocket combustion system19 May 2026US 12,631,156 B2National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Ignition formulation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308080 A1Raindance Systems Pty Ltd.
- Process for obtaining ignition pastes in an acoustic resonance mixer27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250216 A1Eurenco France SAS
- Eco-friendly and edible fire starter11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159457 A1
- Combustible propellant charge sleeve23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110523 A1Nitrochemie Aschau GmbH
- Multicolor strobing pyrotechnic flare6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341387 A1Goodrich Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-toxic, heavy-metal free sensitized explosive percussion primers and methods of preparing the same207US 8,206,522 B2Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2012
- Nontoxic, noncorrosive phosphorus-based primer compositions and an ordnance element including the same207US 8,540,828 B2Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2013
- Polygonal detonating cord and method of charge initiation90US 4,753,170 AJet Research Center, Inc. · 1988
- Connector block for blast initiation systems88US 5,703,319 AThe Ensign-Bickford Company · 1997
- Perforating charge carrier and method of assembly for same85US 6,439,121 B1Halliburton Energy Services.Inc. · 2002