F42B 8/08
Dummy cartridges, i.e. inert cartridges containing neither primer nor explosive or combustible
Official title: Dummy cartridges, i.e. inert cartridges containing neither primer nor explosive or combustible powder charge
F42B8/08 (Dummy cartridges, i.e. inert cartridges containing neither primer nor explosive or combustible) appears on 32 US grants and 30 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 32
- Published applications
- 30
- Assignees
- 12
- Inventors
- 56
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for obtaining training munition firing signature17 Mar 2026US 12,578,172 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Simulated ammunition for firearms10 Feb 2026US 12,546,576 B2Haptech, Inc.
- Dummy round2 Sep 2025US 12,405,094 B1
- Dummy ammo and use method thereof28 Jan 2025US 12,209,850 B1
- Simulated ammunition for firearms8 Oct 2024US 12,111,143 B2Haptech, Inc.
- Instrumented Ammunition Round11 Dec 2025US 2025/0377183 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Dummy Ammo23 Oct 2025US 2025/0327647 A1Ningbo Jiuli CNC Machinery Co., Ltd
- Shooting simulator system and cartridge9 Oct 2025US 2025/0314459 A1GAIM Immersive Technology Group AB
- Simulated ammunition for firearms2 Jan 2025US 2025/0003720 A1Haptech, Inc.
- Anticorrosion dummy bullet for a firearm30 Nov 2023US 2023/0384067 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drill cartridges, adaptors, and methods for multi-caliber drill cartridge training28US 8,584,587 B22013
- Dummy ammunition round method and apparatus17US 6,305,290 B12001
- Dummy round12US 5,291,832 A1994
- Ballistic missile structure simulator11US 4,465,464 A1984
- 76MM Rammable practice cartridge10US 4,233,902 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1980