F42B 12/76
Of the casing
Official title: of the casing
F42B12/76 (Of the casing) appears on 384 US grants and 322 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 384
- Published applications
- 322
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 573
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 9 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 8 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 19 |
| 2015 | 14 | 11 |
| 2016 | 16 | 24 |
| 2017 | 9 | 22 |
| 2018 | 23 | 18 |
| 2019 | 14 | 16 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 |
| 2021 | 24 | 21 |
| 2022 | 24 | 26 |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 |
| 2024 | 14 | 15 |
| 2025 | 21 | 22 |
| 2026 | 12 | 9 |
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
- Jacketed projectile and method of manufacture15 Sep 2026US 12,736,315 B2DSG Technology AS
- Sealed ceramic material and method30 Jun 2026US 12,669,318 B2Raytheon Company
- 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
- 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
- Enhanced Projectile for Precision Rifle Ammunition with more Uniform External ballistic performance and Enhanced Terminal Ballistic Performance4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153313 A1Superior Shooting Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Narrowing high strength polymer-based cartridge casing for blank and subsonic ammunition277US 8,763,535 B2PCP Tactical, LLC · 2014
- High volume multiple component projectile assembly211US 8,857,343 B2Liberty Ammunition, LLC · 2014
- Ammunition articles and method of making ammunition articles204US 7,059,234 B2Natec, Inc. · 2006
- Enamel coated bullet, method of making an enamel coated bullet204US 9,254,503 B22016
- Multi-component bullet with core retention feature and method of manufacturing the bullet204US 9,366,512 B2RA Brands, L.L.C. · 2016