F42
Ammunition
Official title: Ammunition; blasting
F42 (Ammunition) appears on 17,875 US grants and 10,844 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42- Granted patents
- 17,875
- Published applications
- 10,844
- Assignees
- 3,882
- Inventors
- 22,558
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 400 | 0 |
| 1977 | 309 | 0 |
| 1978 | 227 | 0 |
| 1979 | 190 | 0 |
| 1980 | 228 | 0 |
| 1981 | 200 | 0 |
| 1982 | 208 | 0 |
| 1983 | 212 | 0 |
| 1984 | 271 | 0 |
| 1985 | 244 | 0 |
| 1986 | 266 | 0 |
| 1987 | 382 | 0 |
| 1988 | 304 | 0 |
| 1989 | 340 | 0 |
| 1990 | 320 | 0 |
| 1991 | 398 | 0 |
| 1992 | 362 | 0 |
| 1993 | 307 | 0 |
| 1994 | 279 | 0 |
| 1995 | 285 | 0 |
| 1996 | 247 | 0 |
| 1997 | 231 | 0 |
| 1998 | 311 | 0 |
| 1999 | 243 | 0 |
| 2000 | 239 | 0 |
| 2001 | 370 | 60 |
| 2002 | 322 | 257 |
| 2003 | 356 | 294 |
| 2004 | 294 | 341 |
| 2005 | 254 | 407 |
| 2006 | 282 | 372 |
| 2007 | 245 | 354 |
| 2008 | 284 | 370 |
| 2009 | 292 | 366 |
| 2010 | 370 | 491 |
| 2011 | 433 | 439 |
| 2012 | 499 | 557 |
| 2013 | 538 | 370 |
| 2014 | 485 | 487 |
| 2015 | 511 | 491 |
| 2016 | 518 | 602 |
| 2017 | 538 | 553 |
| 2018 | 486 | 482 |
| 2019 | 553 | 537 |
| 2020 | 519 | 563 |
| 2021 | 567 | 532 |
| 2022 | 496 | 490 |
| 2023 | 461 | 438 |
| 2024 | 492 | 385 |
| 2025 | 428 | 356 |
| 2026 | 279 | 250 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subclasses
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Light weight modular pouch attachment system and method6 Oct 2026US 12,751,540 B2FirstSpear Technology Group, LLC
- Apparatus and method for stemming blast holes6 Oct 2026US 12,753,003 B2
- Perforating gun and ballistic interrupter for same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,681 B2Oso Perforating, LLC
- Subsonic firearm cartridge6 Oct 2026US 12,753,998 B2Q, LLC
- Articulated head and actuation system for a missile6 Oct 2026US 12,753,999 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Midair item dispenser systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307790 A1
- Paintball carrying plate and apparatus for filling paintball pods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309442 A1
- Cartridge case having a neck with increased thickness8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309471 A1PCP Tactical, LLC
- Rechargeable lighted nock8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309472 A1Shenzhen Wanbang Technology Co., Ltd.
- Shaped charge electro-explosive (sce) device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309473 A1Raytheon Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hand-held stun gun for incapacitating a human target1,580US 6,636,412 B2TASER International, Inc. · 2003
- Less lethal weapons and methods for halting locomotion1,518US 7,075,770 B1TASER International, Inc. · 2006
- Snap-fit dart and adapter1,026US 5,899,824 AAccudart, Inc. · 1999
- Sonotube compatible unmanned aerial vehicle and system413US 6,056,237 A2000
- High density composite material358US 6,048,379 AIdeas to Market, L.P. · 2000