F42B 30/06
Bullet traps or bullet decelerators therefor
F42B30/06 (Bullet traps or bullet decelerators therefor) appears on 24 US grants and 13 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 24
- Published applications
- 13
- Assignees
- 17
- Inventors
- 45
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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
- Blank firing system9 Jul 2024US 12,031,792 B2Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
- Less-lethal force device21 May 2019US 10,295,291 B2
- Less-lethal force device impact ratio21 Nov 2017US 9,823,033 B2
- 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.
- Less-Lethal Force Device11 Oct 2018US 2018/0292163 A1Alternative Ballistics
- Less-Lethal Force Device Impact Ratio4 Aug 2016US 2016/0223280 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fragment-sealing bullet trap21US 5,574,245 A1996
- Cartridge tube for rifle grenade capable of retaining the bullet fragments15US 5,349,906 ALuchaire Defense SA · 1994
- Bullet trap and bullet deflector in rifle grenade13US 4,567,831 AThe State of Israel, Ministry of Defence, Military Industries · 1986
- Door breaching device with safety adapter13US 6,408,765 B1State of Israel-Ministry of Defense Armament Development Authority-Rafael · 2002
- Grenade-firing device12US 3,934,513 AFabrique Nationale Herstal · 1976