F42B 12/38
Of tracer type
Official title: of tracer type
F42B12/38 (Of tracer type) appears on 307 US grants and 261 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 307
- Published applications
- 261
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 507
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 11 | 10 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 |
| 2014 | 8 | 19 |
| 2015 | 14 | 13 |
| 2016 | 18 | 16 |
| 2017 | 13 | 19 |
| 2018 | 14 | 16 |
| 2019 | 20 | 16 |
| 2020 | 23 | 21 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Trackable ammunition22 Sep 2026US 12,742,620 B2
- Arrow nock assembly having visual indication members1 Sep 2026US 12,723,853 B1
- Structural energy storage with carbon fiber for sport equipment sensor5 May 2026US 12,616,886 B2Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Tool and method for producing a projectile and projectile20 Jan 2026US 12,529,549 B2RWS GmbH
- Hunting game tracking system4 Nov 2025US 12,460,908 B1
- Illuminated nock30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219016 A1
- Lighted Projectile18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168776 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Projectile Construction, Launcher, and Launcher Accessory28 May 2026US 2026/0146836 A1NL Enterprises, LLC
- Arrow tracking system7 May 2026US 2026/0126278 A1
- Light-emitting arrow nock23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110525 A1Qice (Shandong) Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Acceleration activated energizing device82US 5,134,552 AProgenics, Inc. · 1992
- Hunting arrow tracking system80US 5,157,405 A1992
- On-off lighted archery arrow nock apparatus80US 6,123,631 A2000
- Lighted nock for archery arrow71US 7,837,580 B22010
- Arrow with removable transmitter and method of use64US 4,976,442 A1990