F42B 12/40
Of target-marking, i.e. impact-indicating type
Official title: of target-marking, i.e. impact-indicating type (F42B12/48, {F42B12/50} take precedence)
F42B12/40 (Of target-marking, i.e. impact-indicating type) appears on 269 US grants and 274 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 269
- Published applications
- 274
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 474
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 13 |
| 2006 | 3 | 17 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 10 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 17 |
| 2011 | 9 | 17 |
| 2012 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 22 | 20 |
| 2014 | 20 | 17 |
| 2015 | 13 | 20 |
| 2016 | 14 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 10 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Non-lethal marking composition, projectile, and cartridge22 Sep 2026US 12,742,621 B2General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada, Inc.
- Enhanced payload delivery18 Aug 2026US 12,710,257 B2Helix Defense
- Counterweight projectile30 Jun 2026US 12,669,317 B1Worlite Industry Co., Ltd.
- Projectile construction, launcher, and launcher accessory24 Mar 2026US 12,584,720 B2NL Enterprises, LLC
- Reduced energy marking cartridges providing a multi-phase firing cycle4 Nov 2025US 12,460,910 B1General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada, Inc.
- Projectile and method of manufacture23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210682 A1
- Lighted Projectile18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168776 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Projectile Construction, Launcher, and Launcher Accessory28 May 2026US 2026/0146836 A1NL Enterprises, LLC
- Reduced energy marking cartridges providing a multi-phase firing cycle12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071859 A1General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada, Inc.
- Enhanced payload delivery27 Nov 2025US 2025/0362120 A1Helix Defense
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biological active bullets, systems, and methods203US 9,377,278 B22016
- Frangible nonlethal projectile87US 5,035,183 A1991
- Non-lethal projectile for delivering an inhibiting substance to a living target67US 6,393,992 B1Jaycor Tactical Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Luminescent paintball for marking nighttime impacts65US 5,018,450 A1991
- Marking pellet gun and rigid, fracturable pellet therefor64US 5,353,712 A1994