F42B 19/00
Marine torpedoes
Official title: Marine torpedoes, e.g. launched by surface vessels or submarines (having additional propulsion means for movement through air F42B17/00); Sea mines having self-propulsion means (F42B12/00 takes precedence; launching means F41F; locating by use of radio or other waves G01S; automatic control of course G05D1/00; firing directors or calculators G06G)
F42B19/00 (Marine torpedoes) appears on 294 US grants and 131 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 294
- Published applications
- 131
- Assignees
- 88
- Inventors
- 435
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 |
| 2004 | 7 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2015 | 6 | 17 |
| 2016 | 16 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 |
| 2018 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for the modular attachment of additively manufactured components on vehicles13 Jan 2026US 12,522,330 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Nosepiece for suppressing a water-entry cavity6 Jan 2026US 12,516,918 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Monolithic attitude control motor frame and system25 Nov 2025US 12,481,287 B2Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Tandem charge for underwater targets5 Aug 2025US 12,379,193 B2Raytheon Company
- Projectile launch apparatus for use in fluid environments22 Apr 2025US 12,281,875 B2The Secretary of State for Defence
- Torpedo provided with an early impact detection system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298602 A1Wass Submarine Systems S.r.l.
- Tandem charge for underwater targets1 May 2025US 2025/0137763 A1Raytheon Company
- Projectile launch apparatus for use in fluid environments4 Jan 2024US 2024/0003659 A1The Secretary of State for Defence
- Passive Cavity Deflation for Impacting Bodies after Water Entry28 Dec 2023US 2023/0417522 A1Utah State University
- Monolithic attitude control motor frame and system28 Dec 2023US 2023/0418308 A1Lockheed Martin Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Imaging lidar transmitter downlink for command guidance of underwater vehicle246US 5,442,358 AKaman Aerospace Corporation · 1995
- Unmanned submersible vehicles and methods for operating the same in a body of liquid44US 8,418,642 B2iRobot Corporation · 2013
- Image lidar transmitter downlink for command guidance of underwater vehicle42US 5,241,314 AKaman Aerospace Corporation · 1993
- Internal combustion engines41US 4,674,463 ACosworth Engineering Limited · 1987
- Unmanned undersea vehicle with erectable sensor mast for obtaining position and environmental vehicle status41US 5,686,694 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1997