F42B 14/02
Driving bands
Official title: Driving bands; Rotating bands (F42B14/04 takes precedence)
F42B14/02 (Driving bands) appears on 191 US grants and 129 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 191
- Published applications
- 129
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 288
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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.
- Polymer jacked solid core projectile4 Nov 2025US 12,460,909 B2
- Integrated driving band obturator for artillery23 Sep 2025US 12,422,234 B2Raytheon Company
- Bullet with controlled fragmentation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276356 A1Hornady Manufacturing Company
- Artillery projectile with segmented body4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153315 A1Dynamic Systems Research, Inc.
- Projectile with an obturator ring, method for manufacturing and method for arrangement of an obturator ring21 May 2026US 2026/0139936 A1Bae Systems Bofors AB
- Polymer jacked solid core projectile4 Sep 2025US 2025/0277654 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Integrated driving band obturator for artillery4 Sep 2025US 2025/0277655 A1Raytheon Company
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
- High volume multiple component projectile assembly211US 8,857,343 B2Liberty Ammunition, LLC · 2014
- Bullet with controlled fragmentation164US 9,658,042 B2Hornady Manufacturing Company · 2017