F41F 3/00
Rocket or torpedo launchers
F41F3/00 (Rocket or torpedo launchers) appears on 851 US grants and 443 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41F- Granted patents
- 851
- Published applications
- 443
- Assignees
- 276
- Inventors
- 1,409
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 24 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 1 |
| 2002 | 17 | 9 |
| 2003 | 19 | 4 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 |
| 2006 | 13 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | 13 | 12 |
| 2009 | 20 | 22 |
| 2010 | 20 | 39 |
| 2011 | 31 | 24 |
| 2012 | 36 | 33 |
| 2013 | 31 | 11 |
| 2014 | 19 | 20 |
| 2015 | 23 | 20 |
| 2016 | 14 | 15 |
| 2017 | 19 | 20 |
| 2018 | 17 | 15 |
| 2019 | 21 | 16 |
| 2020 | 22 | 21 |
| 2021 | 15 | 19 |
| 2022 | 17 | 24 |
| 2023 | 20 | 18 |
| 2024 | 27 | 14 |
| 2025 | 19 | 23 |
| 2026 | 12 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and system for a missile adapter6 Oct 2026US 12,753,992 B2DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
- Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube11 Aug 2026US 12,703,521 B2AeroVironment, Inc.
- Aircraft weapons pod including rail launcher11 Aug 2026US 12,704,352 B2The Boeing Company
- Apparatus for providing an interface between a missile and a launch platform4 Aug 2026US 12,698,947 B2Mbda UK Limited
- Hybrid pad system19 May 2026US 12,631,425 B2Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Pct/us23/3339013 Aug 2026US 2026/0233816 A1Armada Marine Robotics, Inc.
- Amphibious torpedo tube launching system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219008 A1Roketsan Roket Sanayii Ticaret A. S.
- Launcher adaptation kit23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110512 A1MSI Defense Solutions, LLC
- Liquid fueled extending effector26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055747 A1Raytheon Company
- Weapons Pod For A Low Observable Aircraft And Same8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008543 A1Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Security system for warheads217US 5,877,696 A1999
- Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube184US 8,505,430 B2AeroVironment, Inc. · 2013
- Arrangement for supporting mortar shell into barrel74US 6,257,148 B1Patria Vammas Oy · 2001
- Unmanned aircraft67US 4,471,923 AVereinigte Flugtechnische Werke MBB · 1984
- Pivotal mono wing cruise missile with wing deployment and fastener mechanism63US 4,842,218 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1989