C06C 9/00
Chemical contact igniters
Official title: Chemical contact igniters; Chemical lighters
C06C9/00 (Chemical contact igniters) appears on 232 US grants and 153 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in C06C- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 153
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 509
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7 |
| 2002 | 9 | 8 |
| 2003 | 13 | 18 |
| 2004 | 12 | 15 |
| 2005 | 10 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 6 |
| 2012 | 12 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ignition device, method for producing the same, ignition method and rocket combustion system19 May 2026US 12,631,156 B2National University Corporation Hokkaido University
- Ignition booster compositions and methods of making the same1 Apr 2025US 12,264,115 B2Autoliv ASP, Inc.
- Bismuth-based energetic materials14 Nov 2023US 11,814,332 B2Sellier & Bellot A.S.
- High density hybrid rocket motor17 Oct 2023US 11,787,752 B2Terves, LLC
- Pyrotechnic initiator device20 Jun 2023US 11,680,780 B2Viettel Group
- 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
- Ignition device, method for producing the same, ignition method and rocket combustion system8 Aug 2024US 2024/0263600 A1National University Corporation Hokkaido University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Composition for controlling oxides of nitrogen81US 5,139,588 AAutomotive Systems Laboratory, Inc. · 1992
- Dual stage inflator68US 6,474,684 B1Talley Defense Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Pyrotechnic gas generator having a movable combustion chamber60US 3,986,456 ASociete Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs · 1976
- Igniter for airbag propellant grains55US 5,005,486 ATRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc. · 1991
- Ignitable heterogeneous stratified structure for the propagation of an internal exothermic chemical reaction along an expanding wavefront and method of making same53US 5,538,795 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1996