F42B 12/70
For dispensing radar chaff or infrared material
Official title: for dispensing radar chaff or infrared material (radar-reflector targets, active targets transmitting infrared radiation F41J2/00; radar-reflecting surfaces H01Q15/14)
F42B12/70 (For dispensing radar chaff or infrared material) appears on 137 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 137
- Published applications
- 78
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 246
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Modular magazines for countermeasure dispensing system and methods of use1 Sep 2026US 12,722,779 B2BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Smart piston23 Jun 2026US 12,663,232 B1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Interceptor10 Feb 2026US 12,546,574 B2
- Countermeasure device10 Feb 2026US 12,546,578 B2BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Suppression for a countermeasure dispensing system27 Jan 2026US 12,534,200 B1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Countermeasure device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202179 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Modular magazines for countermeasure dispensing system and methods of use18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167331 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Interceptor4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153314 A1
- Methods and systems for forming pyrotechnic material extrudates2 Jan 2025US 2025/0001497 A1
- Methods for delayed dispersion of chaff within countermeasure expendables19 Dec 2024US 2024/0418486 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magazine, cartridge and method for launching a countermeasure60US 10,684,099 B2Saab AB · 2020
- Decoy rounds42US 4,307,665 AGeneral Dynamics Corporation · 1981
- Multispectral covert target marker41US 5,661,257 AThiokol Corporation · 1997
- System for multistage, aerial dissemination and rapid dispersion of preselected substances37US 4,406,227 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1983
- System and method for defending a vehicle37US 6,231,002 B1The Boeing Company · 2001