F42B 6/00
Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or
Official title: Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns (for delivering hypodermic charges F42B12/54; projectiles or missiles incorporating springs as the projecting means F41B7/02; {Arrows or darts for dispensing materials, for producing chemical or physical reaction, or for signalling F42B12/362})
F42B6/00 (Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or) appears on 1,499 US grants and 1,078 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 1,499
- Published applications
- 1,078
- Assignees
- 359
- Inventors
- 1,526
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 17 |
| 2003 | 27 | 18 |
| 2004 | 22 | 12 |
| 2005 | 17 | 24 |
| 2006 | 15 | 37 |
| 2007 | 22 | 37 |
| 2008 | 22 | 33 |
| 2009 | 14 | 37 |
| 2010 | 24 | 37 |
| 2011 | 45 | 33 |
| 2012 | 57 | 38 |
| 2013 | 60 | 43 |
| 2014 | 56 | 77 |
| 2015 | 70 | 75 |
| 2016 | 91 | 76 |
| 2017 | 66 | 74 |
| 2018 | 72 | 63 |
| 2019 | 71 | 62 |
| 2020 | 56 | 55 |
| 2021 | 55 | 52 |
| 2022 | 48 | 46 |
| 2023 | 42 | 49 |
| 2024 | 47 | 27 |
| 2025 | 27 | 35 |
| 2026 | 20 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Arrow tip29 Sep 2026US 12,747,934 B2Ozcut, Inc.
- Suction dart target game system and method22 Sep 2026US 12,742,617 B2PD Games, LLC
- Arrow gun having a plurality of barrels for launching a corresponding plurality of arrows8 Sep 2026US 12,729,927 B2Crosman Corporation
- Arrow nock assembly having visual indication members1 Sep 2026US 12,723,853 B1
- Broadhead1 Sep 2026US 12,723,854 B2
- Rechargeable lighted nock8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309472 A1Shenzhen Wanbang Technology Co., Ltd.
- Archery arrow and related method of manufacture17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276354 A1Grace Engineering Corp.
- Angular weave carbon fiber arrow3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259028 A1
- Archery broadhead20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243551 A1Grace Engineering Corp.
- Illuminated nock30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219016 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Snap-fit dart and adapter1,026US 5,899,824 AAccudart, Inc. · 1999
- Sequential function hunting arrows119US 4,166,619 A1979
- Projectile propellant apparatus and method98US 5,078,117 A1992
- Arrow nock orientation assembly97US 5,154,432 ASaunders Archery Company · 1992
- Arrow tip for hunting97US 5,458,341 A1995