F42B 4/26
Flares
Official title: Flares; Torches {(mines for practice or training containing flares or illuminating charges F42B8/28; projectiles of illuminating type F42B12/42)}
F42B4/26 (Flares) appears on 174 US grants and 105 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 174
- Published applications
- 105
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 334
- Latest grant
- 27 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 11 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Recovery system for high performance large bore projectiles27 Jan 2026US 12,535,308 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Pyrotechnic launch units and systems15 Jul 2025US 12,359,897 B2Strictly FX
- Apparatus and methods for pushing out and drilling an aerial flare26 Nov 2024US 12,152,867 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Pyrotechnic launch units and systems23 Jul 2024US 12,044,515 B2Strictly FX
- Compositions usable as flare compositions, countermeasure devices containing the flare compositions, and related methods5 Mar 2024US 11,920,910 B2Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Multicolor strobing pyrotechnic flare6 Nov 2025US 2025/0341387 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Extended fire mux control with polling source4 Sep 2025US 2025/0277652 A1BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Methods and systems for forming pyrotechnic material extrudates2 Jan 2025US 2025/0001497 A1
- Apparatus and methods for pushing out and drilling an aerial flare7 Nov 2024US 2024/0369335 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Pyrotechnic launch units and systems24 Oct 2024US 2024/0353208 A1Strictly FX
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
- Methods of fabricating and igniting flares including reactive foil and a combustible grain40US 7,690,308 B2Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2010
- Infrared radiation-emitting decoy projectile31US 4,624,186 ABuck Chemisch-Technische Werke GmbH & Co. · 1986