F42B 30/04
Rifle grenades
F42B30/04 (Rifle grenades) appears on 62 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 62
- Published applications
- 37
- Assignees
- 30
- Inventors
- 120
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
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| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method of blank firing3 Feb 2026US 12,540,787 B2Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
- Bullet trap blank firing attachment for use with a firearm11 Nov 2025US 12,467,708 B2Colt Canada Corporation
- Grenade with independently detachable carpel segments21 Jan 2025US 12,203,732 B2
- Blank firing system9 Jul 2024US 12,031,792 B2Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
- Rocket armament launchable from a tubular launcher with an outside launcher non-ignition securing and motor separation during flight25 Jun 2024US 12,018,913 B2Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
- Location-tracking projectile attachment for pursuing fleeing vehicle, case for charging same, and location-tracking system including same3 Jul 2025US 2025/0216182 A1GIST(Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)
- Bullet trap blank firing attachment for use with a firearm21 Nov 2024US 2024/0384960 A1Colt Canada Corporation
- Method of blank firing31 Oct 2024US 2024/0361097 A1Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
- Blank firing system8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044603 A1Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
- Three-In-One Toy Projectile Launching Assembly25 May 2023US 2023/0160657 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rifle-launched non-lethal cargo dispenser60US 6,523,478 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2003
- Reuseable projectile34US 7,228,802 B22007
- Rifle-launched non-lethal cargo dispenser29US 6,688,032 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2004
- Low velocity air burst munition and launcher system implemented on an existing weapon26US 7,021,187 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2006
- Flash and sound emitting diversion grenade23US 7,191,708 B22007