F42B 5/38
Separately-loaded propellant charges
Official title: Separately-loaded propellant charges, e.g. cartridge bags {(F42B5/16, F42B5/192 take precedence)}
F42B5/38 (Separately-loaded propellant charges) appears on 91 US grants and 54 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 54
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 167
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Reusable shell casing for a reloadable throwline projective launcher8 Sep 2026US 12,729,940 B2
- Muzzleloader power cell with primer25 Aug 2026US 12,716,683 B2
- Simultaneous ignition method for hollow modular charge using cluster laser2 Jun 2026US 12,644,681 B2Agency for Defense Development
- Muzzleloader power cell with primer4 Feb 2025US 12,215,955 B2Federal Cartridge Company
- Self-ejecting muzzleloader safety cartridge2 Apr 2024US 11,946,730 B2
- Simultaneous ignition method for hollow modular charge using cluster laser11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377190 A1Agency for Defense Development
- Propellant charge, propellant charge assembly, and cartridge ammunition11 Sep 2025US 2025/0283701 A1Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
- Reusable shell casing for a reloadable throwline projective launcher7 Aug 2025US 2025/0251226 A1
- Muzzleloader power cell with primer5 Jun 2025US 2025/0180324 A1Federal Cartridge Company
- Muzzleloader power cell with primer9 Nov 2023US 2023/0358504 A1Federal Cartridge Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for propelling a pellet or BB using a shock-sensitive explosive cap45US 8,191,480 B2GunsandMore.Info LLC · 2012
- Caseless utilized ammunition charge module31US 5,269,224 AOlin Corporation · 1993
- Packaged explosive product and packaging process therefor27US 6,302,027 B1Cryovac, Inc. · 2001
- Modular propellant charge24US 5,282,423 ARheinmetall GmbH · 1994
- Propellant igniting system and method of making the same24US 5,670,735 ARheinmetall Industrie GmbH · 1997