F42B 14/061
Sabots for long rod fin stabilised kinetic energy projectiles, i.e. multisegment sabots
Official title: {Sabots for long rod fin stabilised kinetic energy projectiles, i.e. multisegment sabots attached midway on the projectile}
F42B14/061 (Sabots for long rod fin stabilised kinetic energy projectiles, i.e. multisegment sabots) appears on 161 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Maneuvering aeromechanically stable sabot system3 Mar 2026US 12,566,054 B2University of Kansas
- Firearm barrel27 Jan 2026US 12,535,307 B2Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
- Sabot24 Jun 2025US 12,339,108 B2Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
- Sabot for gun launch projectile9 Jan 2024US 11,867,488 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Maneuvering aeromechanically stable sabot system26 Dec 2023US 11,852,447 B2University of Kansas
- Sabot24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287315 A1Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
- Weapon and ammunition system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259029 A1
- Suppressor compatible discarding sabot ammunition4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153316 A1University of Kansas
- Ammunition and weapon system18 Dec 2025US 2025/0383173 A1
- Firearm barrel2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305805 A1Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Metal injection molded ammunition cartridge59US 10,760,882 B1True Velocity IP Holdings, LLC · 2020
- Large-caliber long-range field artillery projectile45US 6,234,082 B1Giat Industries · 2001
- Short-range discarding-sabot training practice round and self-destruct subprojectile therefor36US 4,140,061 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1979
- Fin-stabilized subcaliber projectile and method of spin tuning35US 4,815,682 APacific Armatechnica Corporation · 1989
- Continuous-fiber reinforcement sabot35US 4,958,571 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1990