F42B 7/00
Shotgun ammunition
F42B7/00 (Shotgun ammunition) appears on 449 US grants and 306 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 449
- Published applications
- 306
- Assignees
- 157
- Inventors
- 576
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 16 |
| 2006 | 9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 |
| 2008 | 10 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15 | 14 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 16 | 15 |
| 2015 | 21 | 18 |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 |
| 2019 | 17 | 15 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Trackable ammunition22 Sep 2026US 12,742,620 B2
- Flash directed reactive target and method of manufacture18 Aug 2026US 12,710,259 B2Firebird Holdings LLC
- Ammunition cartridge2 Jun 2026US 12,644,684 B2
- High kinetic energy hollow bullet12 May 2026US 12,624,933 B1
- Plated bismuth shot10 Feb 2026US 12,546,575 B2Dlm Holding Group LLC
- Ammunition Cartridge1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298595 A1
- Rimless Shotshell Cartridge and Shotgun Firearm System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276355 A1
- Wad for cartridges with characteristics of biodegradability in soil10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265503 A1Lb Plast S.R.L.
- Countermeasure10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266583 A1Mbda UK Limited
- Shotgun Shell and Shot Compositions6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227162 A1Dlm Holding Group LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Composite material containing tungsten and bronze226US 7,232,473 B2International Non-Toxic Composite · 2007
- Bullet composition224US 7,392,746 B22008
- Grooved projectiles221US 4,718,348 A1988
- 00 buckshot shotshell214US 4,679,505 AFederal Cartridge Company · 1987
- Firearm cleaning shell212US 9,212,879 B22015