F42B 19/12
Propulsion specially adapted for torpedoes
Official title: Propulsion specially adapted for torpedoes (having additional propulsion means for movement through air F42B17/00; marine propulsion in general B63H)
F42B19/12 (Propulsion specially adapted for torpedoes) appears on 128 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 128
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 196
- Latest grant
- 13 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 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
- Projectile launch apparatus for use in fluid environments22 Apr 2025US 12,281,875 B2The Secretary of State for Defence
- Programmable system and method for a munition31 Dec 2024US 12,181,264 B2BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Variable diameter conical nose24 Dec 2024US 12,173,997 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Nose arrangement and method for deploying a nose arrangement of an underwater vehicle28 May 2024US 11,993,356 B2Saab AB
- Torpedo provided with an early impact detection system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298602 A1Wass Submarine Systems S.r.l.
- 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
- Nose arrangement and method for deploying a nose arrangement of an underwater vehicle7 Dec 2023US 2023/0391435 A1Saab AB
- Systems and Methods For The Modular Attachment Of Additively Manufactured Components On Vehicles8 Dec 2022US 2022/0390960 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
Most cited
By later US patents
- Internal combustion engines41US 4,674,463 ACosworth Engineering Limited · 1987
- Torpedo drag reduction employing polymer ejection32US 4,186,679 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1980
- Propulsion of underwater vehicles using differential and vectored thrust32US 6,581,537 B2The Penn State Research Foundation · 2003
- Liquid monopropellant compositions28US 4,047,988 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1977
- Electric drive system22US 4,743,828 AGould Inc. · 1988