F42B 39/20
Packages or ammunition having valves for pressure-equalising
Official title: Packages or ammunition having valves for pressure-equalising; Packages or ammunition having plugs for pressure release, e.g. meltable {; Blow-out panels; Venting arrangements (ventilating arrangements on packages formed from foldable or erectable blanks B65D5/4295; packages with pressure-relief valves incorporated in a container wall B65D77/225)}
F42B39/20 (Packages or ammunition having valves for pressure-equalising) appears on 209 US grants and 95 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 209
- Published applications
- 95
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 382
- Latest grant
- 25 Nov 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 11 | 3 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 | 3 |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 |
| 2021 | 13 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Method and assembly for containing a hazardous object25 Nov 2025US 12,480,753 B2Accenture Global Solutions Limited
- Drum for transporting and/or storing batteries and the use of such a drum14 Oct 2025US 12,441,527 B2Bebat Vzw
- Active hazard mitigation device24 Dec 2024US 12,173,998 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Weapon having a deflagration igniter and method for operating such a weapon17 Dec 2024US 12,169,120 B2Atlas Elektronik GmbH
- Suppressor with blowout panel26 Nov 2024US 12,152,852 B2True Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
- Pressure equalization device for a battery housing2 Oct 2025US 2025/0309465 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Suppressor with blowout panel8 May 2025US 2025/0146780 A1True Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
- Method and assembly for containing a hazardous object8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044632 A1Accenture Global Solutions Limited
- Ammunition cartridge with a base plug vent28 Dec 2023US 2023/0417524 A1Nostromo Holdings, LLC
- Weapon active hazard mitigation method26 Oct 2023US 2023/0341218 A1Raytheon Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Missile warhead design65US 5,939,662 ARaytheon Company · 1999
- Enhanced performance insensitive penetrator warhead61US 6,523,477 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2003
- Method and apparatus for providing an insensitive munition54US 5,311,820 AThiokol Corporation · 1994
- Safety booster for explosive systems52US 5,155,293 ADresser Industries, Inc. · 1992
- Thermosensitive pop-out device44US 5,035,181 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1991