F41A 1/00
Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges
Official title: Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges (projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B; launching rockets or torpedoes F41F3/00; missile self-propulsion F42B15/00)
F41A1/00 (Missile propulsion characterised by the use of explosive or combustible propellant charges) appears on 381 US grants and 184 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 381
- Published applications
- 184
- Assignees
- 131
- Inventors
- 523
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 9 | 12 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 9 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41A 1/04Missile propulsion using the combustion of a liquid, loose powder or gaseous173
- F41A 1/08Recoilless guns, i.e. guns having propulsion means producing no recoil113
- F41A 1/02Hypervelocity missile propulsion using successive means for increasing the propulsive force52
- F41A 1/06Adjusting the range without varying elevation angle or propellant charge data25
Recent patents
- Ram accelerator sweeper baffles18 Aug 2026US 12,710,243 B2University of Washington
- Dynamic ram accelerator system5 May 2026US 12,618,623 B2Pipeline2Space, Inc.
- Cartridges for recoil management of shoulder fired weapons11 Nov 2025US 12,467,703 B2Raytheon Company
- Vehicle launch system and method28 Oct 2025US 12,454,369 B2Innovative Integrated Technologies, LLC
- Helical electromagnetic counter recoil mechanism16 Sep 2025US 12,416,463 B1Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
- Launch structure ejection mechanism3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259021 A1Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Advanced 360-degree surface projectile launch helmet system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243546 A1
- Fuel powered paint ball marker16 Oct 2025US 2025/0321065 A1War Machine, Inc.
- Baffled start section for ram accelerator24 Jul 2025US 2025/0237443 A1University of Washington
- Ram accelerator sweeper baffles12 Jun 2025US 2025/0189251 A1University of Washington
Most cited
By later US patents
- Propulsion system208US 6,357,357 B1Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2002
- Fluid propellant projectile firing device54US 4,148,245 ABtgco · 1979
- Fast acting active protection system52US 7,202,809 B1BAE Systems Land & Armaments L. P. · 2007
- Wake stabilized supersonic combustion ram cannon44US 4,726,279 AUnited Technologies Corporation · 1988
- Selfrechargeable gun and firing procedure44US 6,705,194 B2Jet Energy, Inc. · 2004