F42B 12/64
The submissiles being of shot- or flechette-type
Official title: the submissiles being of shot- or flechette-type
F42B12/64 (The submissiles being of shot- or flechette-type) appears on 73 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 73
- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 116
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Smart shell21 Jul 2026US 12,687,377 B2
- Nonfragmentation multiple vector munition22 Jul 2025US 12,366,436 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Nonfragmentation missile and method of delivering a payload therewith8 Jul 2025US 12,352,544 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Gyrostabilized projectile16 May 2023US 11,650,035 B2Nexter Munitions
- Device for locating, sharing, and engaging targets with firearms19 Jul 2022US 11,391,544 B2
- Smart shell25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177364 A1
- Glass-breaker cartridge for a projectile launcher28 May 2026US 2026/0146833 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Drone Defense Projectile and Ammunition5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036404 A1RWS GmbH
- Aerodynamically Expanding Sub-Projectile Ammunition1 May 2025US 2025/0137757 A1
- Gyrostabilized projectile2 Jun 2022US 2022/0170724 A1Nexter Munitions
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foward fin flechette65US 5,796,031 APrimex Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Projectile62US 3,954,060 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1976
- Active component of submunition, as well as flechette warhead and flechettes therefor59US 4,922,826 ADiehl GmbH & Co. · 1990
- Multiple flechette warhead53US 4,770,101 AMinister of National Defence of Her Majesty's Canadian Government · 1988
- Projectile52US 4,957,046 AThorn EMI Electronics Limited · 1990