F42B 12/52
Fuel-air explosive devices
F42B12/52 (Fuel-air explosive devices) appears on 39 US grants and 23 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 23
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 62
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Interceptor10 Feb 2026US 12,546,574 B2
- Apparatus and method for blasting17 May 2022US 11,333,474 B2Explosive Alternatives LLC
- Non-lethal smart weapon with computer vision14 May 2019US 10,288,398 B1
- Kinetic fireball incendiary munition17 Oct 2017US 9,791,249 B2Exquadrum, Inc.
- Projectiles specialized for DNA and other trace evidence collection3 Oct 2017US 9,778,003 B2
- Interceptor4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153314 A1
- Interceptor9 Mar 2023US 2023/0073113 A1
- Apparatus and method for blasting2 Apr 2020US 2020/0103212 A1Explosive Alternatives LLC
- Muon-catalyzed fusion on thin-atmosphere planets or moons using cosmic rays for muon generations10 Jan 2019US 2019/0013105 A1
- Apparatus and method for blasting8 Feb 2018US 2018/0038676 A1Explosive Alternatives LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- High explosive launcher system26US 3,999,482 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 1976
- Diversionary device16US 6,253,680 B1Sandia Corporation · 2001
- Chemically reactive fragmentation warhead13US 6,293,201 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2001
- Fuel-air munition and device12US 3,955,509 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1976
- Method for fuel air explosive11US 4,157,928 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1979