F42B 25/00
Fall bombs
Official title: Fall bombs (F42B10/00, F42B12/00 take precedence; for practice or training F42B8/12 {; gliding type bombs F42B15/105})
F42B25/00 (Fall bombs) appears on 74 US grants and 54 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 74
- Published applications
- 54
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 105
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Payload container for unmanned aircraft and associated systems and methods12 May 2026US 12,623,781 B1CaptureTec LLC
- Interlocking expandable air-drop package17 Feb 2026US 12,553,696 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Device, system, and method for transport and activation of a two- part explosive13 Jan 2026US 12,523,456 B2
- Insect release devices1 Apr 2025US 12,262,699 B2
- Payload delivery device11 Mar 2025US 12,247,813 B2Thor Industries Ltd
- Load balancing aerial munitions delivery system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008537 A1
- Insect release devices10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221390 A1Google Inc.
- Device, System, and Method for Transport and Activation of a Two-Part Explosive9 Jan 2025US 2025/0012550 A1
- Jettison and arming system1 Feb 2024US 2024/0034467 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Jettison and arming system1 Feb 2024US 2024/0035793 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rocket-boosted guided hard target penetrator47US 6,276,277 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2001
- Self-retracting, drag-free lug for bombs35US 5,056,408 ATechTeam, Inc. · 1991
- Shrouded bomb32US 6,374,744 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2002
- Shrouded aerial bomb26US 6,389,977 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2002
- Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same26US 7,690,304 B2Lone Star IP Holdings, LP · 2010