F41F 3/04
Rocket or torpedo launchers: for rockets
Official title: for rockets
F41F3/04 (Rocket or torpedo launchers: for rockets) appears on 735 US grants and 402 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41F- Granted patents
- 735
- Published applications
- 402
- Assignees
- 246
- Inventors
- 1,270
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 7 |
| 2003 | 14 | 3 |
| 2004 | 15 | 19 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 |
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| 2008 | 11 | 11 |
| 2009 | 16 | 20 |
| 2010 | 17 | 34 |
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| 2023 | 17 | 18 |
| 2024 | 24 | 13 |
| 2025 | 18 | 22 |
| 2026 | 11 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41F 3/06From aircraft148
- F41F 3/052Means for securing the rocket in the launching apparatus124
- F41F 3/042The launching apparatus being used also as a transport container for the109
- F41F 3/045Adapted to be carried and used by a person75
- F41F 3/077Doors or covers for launching tubes71
- F41F 3/07Underwater launching-apparatus69
- F41F 3/073Silos for rockets66
- F41F 3/0413Means for exhaust gas disposal64
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
- 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
- Power feeding device8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008570 A1
- Systems and devices for an rf signal carrying cable of a multi-pack launcher system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0011469 A1AeroVironment, Inc.
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