F42B 6/006
Projectiles for electromagnetic or plasma guns
Official title: {Projectiles for electromagnetic or plasma guns}
F42B6/006 (Projectiles for electromagnetic or plasma guns) appears on 67 US grants and 34 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 34
- Assignees
- 31
- Inventors
- 83
- Latest grant
- 24 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Projectile construction, launcher, and launcher accessory24 Mar 2026US 12,584,720 B2NL Enterprises, LLC
- Projectile construction, launcher, and launcher accessory17 Feb 2026US 12,553,694 B2NL Enterprises, LLC
- Low-observable projectile11 Nov 2025US 12,467,729 B2
- Jewelry organizer19 Aug 2025US 12,390,025 B2
- Low-observable projectile15 Oct 2024US 12,117,276 B2
- Magnetic projection and capture25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177362 A1LAU Superconductors Inc.
- Low-observable projectile29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029222 A1
- Low-observable projectile2 Jan 2025US 2025/0003721 A1
- Jewelry organizer3 Oct 2024US 2024/0324795 A1
- Projectile Construction, Launcher, and Launcher Accessory11 Jul 2024US 2024/0230292 A1NL Enterprises, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electromagnetic launching system for long-range guided munitions42US 4,791,850 A1988
- Fuel assisted electromagnetic launcher32US 5,024,137 A1991
- Method for electromagnetic acceleration of an object27US 5,168,118 A1992
- Free-piston electric current generator26US 4,403,153 A1983
- Annular plasma injector26US 5,503,081 AFMC Corporation · 1996