F42B 4/00
Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes
Official title: Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes (signalling by explosives G08B; advertising by fireworks G09F13/46; {signalling by pyrotechnics in railway systems B61L5/20})
F42B4/00 (Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes) appears on 400 US grants and 271 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 400
- Published applications
- 271
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 683
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006 | 8 | 14 |
| 2007 | 6 | 11 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 | 11 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 | 20 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 15 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 | 11 |
| 2020 | 15 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F42B 4/26Flares174
- F42B 4/24Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes: characterised70
- F42B 4/20Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes: characterised68
- F42B 4/06Aerial display rockets51
- F42B 4/02In cartridge form, i.e. shell, propellant and primer40
- F42B 4/04Firecrackers28
- F42B 4/22Fireworks, i.e. pyrotechnic devices for amusement, display, illumination or signal purposes: characterised24
- F42B 4/30Manufacture24
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Recent patents
- Drone counter-swarm devices and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,747,933 B2Fireworks West Internationale Inc
- Flash directed reactive target and method of manufacture18 Aug 2026US 12,710,259 B2Firebird Holdings LLC
- Reusable launching tube for consumer fireworks19 May 2026US 12,631,424 B1Jake's Fireworks Inc.
- Embedded electronic firework igniter24 Mar 2026US 12,584,718 B2Cobra Firing Systems
- Automated detonation of fireworks17 Feb 2026US 12,553,693 B2Titan International Technologies, Ltd.
- Reusable launching tube for consumer fireworks24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287305 A1Jake's Fireworks Inc.
- Method for manufacturing an embedded electronic fireword igniter9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194334 A1IGNITE Firing Systems LLC
- Drone counter-swarm devices and methods21 May 2026US 2026/0139930 A1Fireworks West Internationale Inc
- Multicolor strobing pyrotechnic flare6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341387 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Pyrotechnic misfire detection techniques4 Sep 2025US 2025/0277584 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pyrotechnic compositions and uses therefore57US 6,427,599 B1BAE Systems Integrated Defense Solutions Inc. · 2002
- Flare-bang projectile56US 7,908,972 B22011
- Steerable parachute control system and method51US 6,889,942 B2Atair Aerospace, Inc. · 2005
- Precision fireworks display system having a decreased environmental impact44US 5,339,741 AThe Walt Disney Company · 1994
- Methods of fabricating and igniting flares including reactive foil and a combustible grain40US 7,690,308 B2Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2010