F42B 12/50
By dispersion
Official title: by dispersion
F42B12/50 (By dispersion) appears on 199 US grants and 145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 145
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 362
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 11 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 11 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Counterweight projectile30 Jun 2026US 12,669,317 B1Worlite Industry Co., Ltd.
- Interceptor10 Feb 2026US 12,546,574 B2
- Non-lethal projectile construction and launcher9 Dec 2025US 12,492,886 B2NL Enterprises, LLC
- Compact powder fire-extinguishing device23 Sep 2025US 12,420,125 B2
- Precision non-shattering less-lethal projectile29 Jul 2025US 12,372,337 B1Umarex GmbH & Co. KG
- Countermeasure10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266583 A1Mbda UK Limited
- Gas hydrate fire extinguishing grenade, and method for extinguishing flames by using same27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249114 A1Korea Institute of Industrial Technology
- Payload system and method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219015 A1Swift Beat, LLC
- Interceptor4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153314 A1
- Field expedient munition mechanism23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110524 A1Argus Industrial, LLC.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-lethal projectile for delivering an inhibiting substance to a living target67US 6,393,992 B1Jaycor Tactical Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Non-lethal projectile systems63US 6,543,365 B1Jaycor Tactical Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Fire extinguishing by explosive pulverisation of projectile based frozen gases and compacted solid extinguishing agents62US 7,478,680 B22009
- Rifle-launched non-lethal cargo dispenser60US 6,523,478 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2003
- Firearm ammunition for tracking wounded prey58US 7,426,888 B2T & P Game Recovery, LLC · 2008