F42B 12/205
For attacking aerial targets
Official title: {for attacking aerial targets}
F42B12/205 (For attacking aerial targets) appears on 16 US grants and 22 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 16
- Published applications
- 22
- Assignees
- 8
- Inventors
- 37
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Warhead for interceptor8 Sep 2026US 12,729,939 B2
- Apparatus and method for focusing of explosions14 Jan 2025US 12,196,532 B2
- Methods and apparatuses for engagement management of aerial threats2 Apr 2024US 11,947,349 B2Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Lightweight high specific modulus and high specific strength components for use in missile interceptors and kill vehicle18 Oct 2022US 11,473,885 B2Omnitek Partners LLC
- Low-collateral damage directed fragmentation munition26 Jan 2016US 9,243,876 B1Raytheon Company
- Apparatus and method for focusing of explosions8 May 2025US 2025/0146800 A1
- Warhead for interceptor18 Jul 2024US 2024/0240924 A1
- Warhead structure for interceptor27 Jun 2024US 2024/0210147 A1
- Apparatus and method for focusing of explosions3 Feb 2022US 2022/0034636 A1
- Methods and apparatuses for engagement management of aerial threats27 Jan 2022US 2022/0026179 A1Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for defending a vehicle37US 6,231,002 B1The Boeing Company · 2001
- Tandem warhead37US 7,143,698 B2Raytheon Company · 2006
- Warhead with aligned projectiles31US 6,598,534 B2Raytheon Company · 2003
- Multi-point warhead initiation system25US 4,823,701 AThe Boeing Company · 1989
- Multifunctional explosive fragmentation airburst munition19US 7,451,704 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2008