F42B 14/00
Projectiles or missiles characterised by arrangements for guiding or sealing them inside
Official title: Projectiles or missiles characterised by arrangements for guiding or sealing them inside barrels, or for lubricating or cleaning barrels
F42B14/00 (Projectiles or missiles characterised by arrangements for guiding or sealing them inside) appears on 661 US grants and 369 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 661
- Published applications
- 369
- Assignees
- 193
- Inventors
- 910
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 20 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 |
| 2004 | 17 | 11 |
| 2005 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 11 |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 |
| 2009 | 5 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 16 |
| 2011 | 14 | 22 |
| 2012 | 20 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 12 | 16 |
| 2015 | 24 | 17 |
| 2016 | 22 | 18 |
| 2017 | 18 | 23 |
| 2018 | 13 | 16 |
| 2019 | 25 | 16 |
| 2020 | 19 | 27 |
| 2021 | 21 | 18 |
| 2022 | 24 | 23 |
| 2023 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 |
| 2025 | 23 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Artillery projectile with segmented body22 Sep 2026US 12,742,623 B2Dynamic Systems Research, Inc.
- Projectile system22 Sep 2026US 12,742,624 B2
- Configuration for spin stabilized less lethal munitions28 Apr 2026US 12,613,083 B2Kwesst Inc.
- Cartridge with inner surface grooves for a conducted electrical weapon21 Apr 2026US 12,607,437 B2Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Curve of constant width projectile system17 Mar 2026US 12,578,174 B2Bae Systems Bofors AB
- Sabot24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287315 A1Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
- Bullet with controlled fragmentation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276356 A1Hornady Manufacturing Company
- Weapon and ammunition system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259029 A1
- Integrated wireless perforating round with composite insert27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251429 A1Defiant Precision Technologies, LLC
- Projectiles adapter6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227164 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- High accuracy projectile256US 6,070,532 AOlin Corporation · 2000
- Projectile for fire arms227US 8,511,233 B2Norma Precision AB · 2013
- Longitudinally sectioned firearms projectiles216US 9,255,775 B12016
- Firearm cleaning shell212US 9,212,879 B22015
- High volume multiple component projectile assembly211US 8,857,343 B2Liberty Ammunition, LLC · 2014