F42B 33/14
Surface treatment of cartridges or cartridge cases
Official title: Surface treatment of cartridges or cartridge cases {(F42B33/004 takes precedence)}
F42B33/14 (Surface treatment of cartridges or cartridge cases) appears on 56 US grants and 39 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 56
- Published applications
- 39
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 85
- Latest grant
- 23 Sep 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optical spectrum light-curable cartridge case sealant method and apparatus23 Sep 2025US 12,422,235 B2Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.
- Method for thermal processing bullets26 Nov 2024US 12,152,285 B2
- Headstamp marking method29 Oct 2024US 12,130,123 B2
- Dispense for applying an adhesive to remote surface11 Jun 2024US 12,007,213 B2Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Relating to ammunition9 Jan 2024US 11,867,489 B2BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Cleaning a projectile casing9 Apr 2026US 2026/0097424 A1Mannis Operations LLC
- Method for Thermal Processing Bullets9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098314 A1
- System and method for gun barrel cleaning and lubrication via treated ammunition15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016271 A1
- Optical spectrum light-curable cartridge case sealant method and apparatus4 Jul 2024US 2024/0219156 A1Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.
- Cold spray additive manufacturing of fragmentation bombs and warheads14 Mar 2024US 2024/0085160 A1Triton Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus, system, and method for manufacturing ammunition cartridge cases164US 9,157,709 B2Setpoint Systems, Inc. · 2015
- Cartridge magazine71US 5,309,660 A1994
- Multiple purpose die for reloading press59US 5,221,806 ABlount, Inc. · 1993
- Device for organizing, conveying and placing ammunition cases14US 10,697,746 B22020
- Apparatus for a firearm ammunition hand loader13US 4,817,491 A1989