F42B 12/72
Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or
Official title: characterised by the material (heat treatment for explosive shells C21D9/16)
F42B12/72 (Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or) appears on 871 US grants and 710 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 871
- Published applications
- 710
- Assignees
- 361
- Inventors
- 1,207
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 24 |
| 2003 | 24 | 19 |
| 2004 | 9 | 19 |
| 2005 | 16 | 32 |
| 2006 | 15 | 17 |
| 2007 | 21 | 22 |
| 2008 | 16 | 15 |
| 2009 | 13 | 15 |
| 2010 | 13 | 20 |
| 2011 | 23 | 25 |
| 2012 | 16 | 20 |
| 2013 | 17 | 13 |
| 2014 | 21 | 33 |
| 2015 | 26 | 29 |
| 2016 | 30 | 47 |
| 2017 | 24 | 49 |
| 2018 | 42 | 39 |
| 2019 | 42 | 37 |
| 2020 | 42 | 41 |
| 2021 | 40 | 35 |
| 2022 | 42 | 39 |
| 2023 | 36 | 34 |
| 2024 | 34 | 36 |
| 2025 | 36 | 28 |
| 2026 | 20 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Firearm projectile device29 Sep 2026US 12,747,935 B2
- Multi-part projectile with anti-rotation coating22 Sep 2026US 12,742,622 B2Savit Corporation
- Projectile system22 Sep 2026US 12,742,624 B2
- Projectile22 Sep 2026US D1,148,948 S1G9 Holdings, LLC · Design
- Jacketed projectile and method of manufacture15 Sep 2026US 12,736,315 B2DSG Technology AS
- Jacketed projectile having a variable density core1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298601 A1True Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
- Bullet with controlled fragmentation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276356 A1Hornady Manufacturing Company
- Ammunition round with frangible projectile20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243552 A1Smart Nanos, LLC
- Projectiles with coatings and methods for applying coatings to projectiles23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210681 A1
- Projectile and method of manufacture23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210682 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- High density composite material358US 6,048,379 AIdeas to Market, L.P. · 2000
- Frangible practice ammunition306US 5,237,930 ASNC Industrial Technologies Inc. · 1993
- Lead free, composite polymer based bullet and method of manufacturing288US 7,204,191 B2Polytech Ammunition Company · 2007
- Composite polymer based cartridge case having an overmolded metal cup, polymer plug base assembly282US 7,213,519 B2Polytech Ammunition Company · 2007
- Narrowing high strength polymer-based cartridge casing for blank and subsonic ammunition277US 8,763,535 B2PCP Tactical, LLC · 2014