F42B 7/04
Of pellet type
Official title: of pellet type
F42B7/04 (Of pellet type) appears on 200 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 200
- Published applications
- 137
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 279
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
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
- Plated bismuth shot10 Feb 2026US 12,546,575 B2Dlm Holding Group LLC
- .45-70 shotshell and method for making3 Feb 2026US 12,540,806 B1
- Multi-faceted shot1 Jul 2025US 12,345,515 B2Federal Cartridge Company
- Shotshell with a biodegradable wad6 May 2025US 12,292,270 B2Nobel Sport Italia S.R.L.
- Shotgun Shell and Shot Compositions6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227162 A1Dlm Holding Group LLC
- Single use firearm25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177339 A1P2K Technologies LLC
- Anti-equipment shotshell cartridge12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043641 A1Ascension Point Consulting LLC
- Drone Defense Projectile and Ammunition5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036404 A1RWS GmbH
- Trackable ammunition1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002763 A1
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
- System and method for processing ferrotungsten and other tungsten alloys, articles formed therefrom and methods for detecting the same160US 7,383,776 B22008