F42B 10/06
Tail fins
F42B10/06 (Tail fins) appears on 149 US grants and 103 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 103
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 313
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 11 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ballistic delivery method and system for injectable formulations16 Jun 2026US 12,656,092 B2
- Projectile and firearm system21 Apr 2026US 12,607,438 B2Crossbullet, LLC
- Interlocking expandable air-drop package17 Feb 2026US 12,553,696 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Projectile for a non-lethal weapon10 Feb 2026US 12,546,577 B2
- Firearm barrel27 Jan 2026US 12,535,307 B2Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
- Actuation method, components, and systems for initiation or fuzing a device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202180 A1Argus Industrial, LLC.
- Suppressor compatible discarding sabot ammunition4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153316 A1University of Kansas
- Field expedient munition mechanism23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110524 A1Argus Industrial, LLC.
- Projectile and firearm system16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104238 A1Crossbullet, LLC
- Firearm barrel2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305805 A1Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foward fin flechette65US 5,796,031 APrimex Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Flechette59US 3,941,059 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1976
- Spin stabilized and/ or drag stabilized, blunt impact non-lethal projectile48US 8,915,191 B22014
- Sub projectile or flechette launch system47US 4,211,169 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1980
- Missile with odd symmetry tail fins46US 6,869,044 B2Raytheon Company · 2005