F42B 30/08
Ordnance projectiles or missiles
Official title: Ordnance projectiles or missiles, e.g. shells
F42B30/08 (Ordnance projectiles or missiles) appears on 152 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 152
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 291
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 13 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 12 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 10 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 11 |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Trackable ammunition22 Sep 2026US 12,742,620 B2
- Customizable projectile designed to tumble11 Aug 2026US 12,704,362 B1Rekon, LLC
- Multi-IMU guidance measurement and control system with handshake capability to refine guidance control in response to changing conditions17 Mar 2026US 12,578,193 B1Orbital Research Inc.
- Simulated telescopic mortar bomb2 Dec 2025US 12,487,065 B2Cubic Corporation
- Closed, self-contained ballistic apogee detection module and method1 Jul 2025US 12,345,514 B1Orbital Research Inc.
- Fused Element Artillery Projectile Manufacture: Modularization and Decentralization Enhancement for Modern Warfare30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118103 A1
- Projectile delivery systems and weaponized aerial vehicles and methods including same19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048842 A1Corvid Technologies LLC
- Trackable ammunition1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002763 A1
- Fire extinguishing mortar shell17 Oct 2024US 2024/0344815 A1
- Simulated Telescopic Mortar Bomb3 Oct 2024US 2024/0328763 A1Cubic Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Arrangement for supporting mortar shell into barrel74US 6,257,148 B1Patria Vammas Oy · 2001
- G-hardened flow control systems for extended-range, enhanced-precision gun-fired rounds34US 9,086,258 B1Orbital Research Inc. · 2015
- Chain-extended poly(bis-azidomethyloxetane), and combustible cartridge cases and ammunition comprising the same29US 6,600,002 B2Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2003
- Precision pyrotechnic display system and method having increased safety and timing accuracy27US 6,490,977 B1MagicFire, Inc. · 2002
- Dual purpose gun barrel for spin stabilized or fin stabilized projectiles and gun launched rockets25US 4,712,465 AThe Boeing Company · 1987