F42B 12/78
Of jackets for smallarm bullets
Official title: of jackets for smallarm bullets {; Jacketed bullets or projectiles}
F42B12/78 (Of jackets for smallarm bullets) appears on 160 US grants and 143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 160
- Published applications
- 143
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 176
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Jacketed projectile and method of manufacture15 Sep 2026US 12,736,315 B2DSG Technology AS
- Rifle cartridge with improved bullet upset and separation14 Apr 2026US RE50,863 E1Federal Cartridge Company
- Tool and method for producing a projectile and projectile20 Jan 2026US 12,529,549 B2RWS GmbH
- Polymer jacked solid core projectile4 Nov 2025US 12,460,909 B2
- Multipurpose projectile apparatus, method of manufacture, and method of use thereof28 Oct 2025US 12,455,151 B2
- 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
- Polymer capsule jacketed projectiles5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036411 A1True Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
- Hybrid projectile4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369736 A1True Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
- Handgun cartridge with shear groove bullet2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305804 A1Federal Cartridge Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- High volume multiple component projectile assembly211US 8,857,343 B2Liberty Ammunition, LLC · 2014
- Multi-component bullet with core retention feature and method of manufacturing the bullet204US 9,366,512 B2RA Brands, L.L.C. · 2016
- Jacketed bullet198US 9,389,052 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2016
- Ammunition having a projectile made by metal injection molding176US 9,587,918 B1True Velocity, Inc. · 2017
- Bullet with controlled fragmentation164US 9,658,042 B2Hornady Manufacturing Company · 2017