F42B 5/16
Characterised by composition or physical dimensions or form of propellant charge, with
Official title: characterised by composition or physical dimensions or form of propellant charge, {with or without projectile,} or powder (chemical composition C06B; {F42B5/24 takes precedence})
F42B5/16 (Characterised by composition or physical dimensions or form of propellant charge, with) appears on 213 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 213
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 113
- Inventors
- 398
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 4 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 12 | 30 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Propellant charge and cannon shell therewith16 Jun 2026US 12,656,090 B2
- Ammunition tuned for a given firearm barrel length and system and method for making the same26 May 2026US 12,638,277 B1
- Cartridges for recoil management of shoulder fired weapons11 Nov 2025US 12,467,703 B2Raytheon Company
- Combustible containers manufactured using reactive injection molding of azido polymers24 Jun 2025US 12,337,511 B2General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada, Inc.
- Ammunition cartridge10 Jun 2025US 12,326,327 B2Rabuffo SA
- Propellant charge and cannon shell therewith17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276353 A1
- Combustible charges adhering to the inner wall of a combustible structure containing a propellant charge9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098714 A1Eurenco France SAS
- Lightweight Polymer Cased Ammunition19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078988 A1
- Shell and artillery charge27 Nov 2025US 2025/0362118 A1
- Projectile cartridge assembly and launcher system for firing the same30 Oct 2025US 2025/0334384 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ammunition articles and methods for making the same235US 9,032,855 B1Carolina PCA, LLC · 2015
- Subsonic ammunication articles having a rigid outer casing or rigid inner core and methods for making the same221US 9,200,880 B1Carolina PCA, LLC · 2015
- Propulsion system208US 6,357,357 B1Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2002
- Ammunition cartridge with reduced propellant charge190US 5,770,815 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1998
- Method of making a polymeric subsonic ammunition cartridge130US 10,048,052 B2True Velocity, Inc. · 2018