F41B 9/0046
Disruptors, i.e. for neutralising explosive devices
Official title: {Disruptors, i.e. for neutralising explosive devices}
F41B9/0046 (Disruptors, i.e. for neutralising explosive devices) appears on 57 US grants and 30 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41B- Granted patents
- 57
- Published applications
- 30
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 85
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Specially-shaped-charges for focusing fluid jets30 Dec 2025US 12,510,334 B2The United States of America as Represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
- Half pipe disrupter14 Oct 2025US 12,442,616 B2Disablement Technologies and Consulting LLC
- Multidirectional explosive disruption system10 Sep 2024US 12,085,372 B1Point One USA, LLC
- Shaped charges for focusing a fluid mass19 Mar 2024US 11,933,580 B2The United States of America as Represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice
- Firing device for shock tube20 Feb 2024US 11,906,277 B2
- Multi-shot disrupter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287301 A1Applied Research Associates, Inc.
- Half pipe disrupter26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085908 A1Disablement Technologies and Consulting LLC
- Specially-Shaped-Charges for Focusing Fluid Jets8 May 2025US 2025/0146799 A1The United States of America as represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dept. of Justice
- Half pipe disrupter23 Jan 2025US 2025/0027743 A1Disablement Technologies and Consulting LLC
- Surface material attenuation of rarefaction shock waves to enhance shaped-charges29 Feb 2024US 2024/0068767 A1The United States of America as represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dept. of Justice
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bomb circuit disrupting device and method51US 4,169,403 A1979
- Versatile nonelectric dearmer43US 4,957,027 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1990
- Method for pneumatically propelling a projectile substance43US 5,460,154 AEarth Resources Corporation · 1995
- Disruptor guidance system and methods based on scatter imaging38US 8,532,823 B2American Science and Engineering, Inc. · 2013
- Water cannon for neutralizing explosive devices, and replaceable cartridge therefor37US 5,134,921 ACustom Engineering and Designs, Inc. · 1992