F41F 3/08
Rocket or torpedo launchers: for marine torpedoes
Official title: for marine torpedoes {(F41A23/22 takes precedence)}
F41F3/08 (Rocket or torpedo launchers: for marine torpedoes) appears on 143 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41F- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 184
- Latest grant
- 22 Apr 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Projectile launch apparatus for use in fluid environments22 Apr 2025US 12,281,875 B2The Secretary of State for Defence
- Projectile launcher22 Oct 2024US 12,123,678 B2ARESIA-Valenton
- Device and method for launching an underwater projectile from a watercraft25 Jun 2024US 12,017,741 B2Atlas Elektronik GmbH
- Container for launching sonar buoys21 May 2024US 11,987,326 B2AEREA S.p.A.
- Pressurized gas launcher2 Apr 2024US 11,946,717 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- 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.
- An opening system for containers that are under pressure25 Sep 2025US 2025/0296748 A1Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
- Projectile launch apparatus for use in fluid environments4 Jan 2024US 2024/0003659 A1The Secretary of State for Defence
- Projectile launcher14 Sep 2023US 2023/0288169 A1ARESIA-Valenton
Most cited
By later US patents
- Torpedo launch mechanism and method37US 6,418,870 B1Systems Engineering Associates Corporation · 2002
- Method and apparatus for deploying an expendable autonomous underwater vehicle from a submarine34US 5,666,900 ASippican, Inc. · 1997
- Elastomeric impulse energy storage and transfer system32US 4,848,210 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1989
- Torpedo launcher25US 4,523,538 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1985
- Multiple torpedo storage and launch system24US 9,611,017 B2Ocom Technology LLC · 2017