F41G 7/2253
Passive homing systems, i.e. comprising a receiver and do not requiring an
Official title: {Passive homing systems, i.e. comprising a receiver and do not requiring an active illumination of the target}
F41G7/2253 (Passive homing systems, i.e. comprising a receiver and do not requiring an) appears on 497 US grants and 236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41G- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Guided munition with passive homing to a GPS jammer14 Jul 2026US 12,680,786 B2BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Target tracking apparatus and associated systems methods30 Jun 2026US 12,669,308 B2The Boeing Company
- Guided Munition and Optical Assembly with an Annular Folded Optic having an Interface with a Deployable Segment2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185804 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic having a slot extending therethrough2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185805 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Guided munition and optical assembly with an annular folded optic and beamsplitter2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186282 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Operating system for guided weapon systems25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177355 A1Aeon Industrial Inc.
- Guided munition with passive homing to a gps jammer18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168770 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tri-mode seeker246US 6,606,066 B1Northrop Grumman Corporation · 2003
- R.F. transparent RF/UV-IR detector apparatus237US 5,327,149 AHughes Missile Systems Company · 1994
- Dual mode radio frequency-infrared frequency system226US 4,477,814 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 1984
- Target acquisition and tracking system221US 5,341,142 ANorthrop Grumman Corporation · 1994
- Millimeter wave and infrared sensor in a common receiving aperture205US 5,214,438 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1993