F41J 2/00
Reflecting targets
Official title: Reflecting targets, e.g. radar-reflector targets; Active targets transmitting electromagnetic {or acoustic} waves
F41J2/00 (Reflecting targets) appears on 315 US grants and 215 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41J- Granted patents
- 315
- Published applications
- 215
- Assignees
- 148
- Inventors
- 536
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Target system22 Sep 2026US 12,742,618 B2
- Method for protecting an object from a radar-guided missile15 Sep 2026US 12,736,311 B2Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
- Target for use in firearms training25 Aug 2026US 12,716,696 B2Marathon Robotics Pty Ltd
- Antenna array, artifical target system, method and computer program24 Mar 2026US 12,586,921 B2Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy
- Impact distance scoring system for clay target shooting24 Feb 2026US 12,560,414 B1
- Target and method for fabricating the target17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276350 A1Cmtechron Co., Ltd.
- Dynamic infrared scene generation and projection system and methods30 Apr 2026US 2026/0120601 A1JRM Enterprises, Inc.
- Thermal target apparatus12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071852 A1
- Thermal target apparatus12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071853 A1
- Thermal Target Training System with Dynamic Temperature Signature Control, Hit Detection, and Thermal Visual Report5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063398 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- High frequency infrared emitter87US 6,297,511 B1Raytheon Company · 2001
- Self-powered tethered decoy for heat-seeking transport aircraft missile defense70US 7,028,947 B2MLHO, Inc. · 2006
- Infrared display device60US 4,724,356 ALockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. · 1988
- Layered target assembly and method of construction thereof56US 6,019,375 A2000
- Ballistic target material53US 5,924,694 A1999