F42B 10/14
Using fins spread or deployed after launch
Official title: using fins spread or deployed after launch, e.g. after leaving the barrel
F42B10/14 (Using fins spread or deployed after launch) appears on 516 US grants and 295 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 516
- Published applications
- 295
- Assignees
- 165
- Inventors
- 851
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 11 |
| 2004 | 17 | 16 |
| 2005 | 16 | 15 |
| 2006 | 19 | 9 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 15 | 28 |
| 2011 | 10 | 10 |
| 2012 | 23 | 18 |
| 2013 | 18 | 13 |
| 2014 | 18 | 13 |
| 2015 | 18 | 6 |
| 2016 | 11 | 13 |
| 2017 | 17 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 |
| 2019 | 23 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 26 | 16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Deployable canard for aerodynamic aiding of ejectable strongback separation15 Sep 2026US 12,736,316 B1Raytheon Company
- Projectile and fuze with fin18 Aug 2026US 12,710,256 B2Bae Systems Bofors AB
- Enhanced payload delivery18 Aug 2026US 12,710,257 B2Helix Defense
- Control actuation system, devices and methods for missiles, munitions and projectiles30 Jun 2026US 12,669,316 B1Orbital Research Inc.
- Deployable flap for high-g maneuvers19 May 2026US 12,631,432 B2The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
- Midair item dispenser systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307790 A1
- System for controlling wing sweep angle and unmanned aerial vehicle including the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296690 A1Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
- Module for projectile10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266241 A1Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
- Deployable flap for high-g maneuvers27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251430 A1The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
- 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.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Unmanned craft126US 4,410,151 AVereinigte Flugtechnische Werke-Fokker GmbH · 1983
- Apparatus and methods for variable sweep body conformal wing with application to projectiles, missiles, and unmanned air vehicles115US 6,923,404 B1ZONA Technology, Inc. · 2005
- Airborne vehicle having deployable wing and control surface104US 6,186,443 B1International Dynamics Corporation · 2001
- Flyable folding fin98US 5,582,364 AHughes Missile Systems Company · 1996
- Mechanism for folding, sweeping, and locking vehicle wings about a single pivot92US 8,089,034 B2ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. · 2012