F42B 8/12
Projectiles or missiles
Official title: Projectiles or missiles (F42B10/48, F42B12/36, F42B19/36 take precedence)
F42B8/12 (Projectiles or missiles) appears on 308 US grants and 204 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42B- Granted patents
- 308
- Published applications
- 204
- Assignees
- 160
- Inventors
- 592
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 13 |
| 2007 | 6 | 9 |
| 2008 | 10 | 5 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 |
| 2014 | 12 | 7 |
| 2015 | 15 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2022 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Short-range projectile5 May 2026US 12,618,651 B2Bae Systems Bofors AB
- Howitzer training gun14 Apr 2026US 12,601,566 B2Van Halteren Metaal B.V.
- System and method for obtaining training munition firing signature17 Mar 2026US 12,578,172 B1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Interlocking expandable air-drop package17 Feb 2026US 12,553,696 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Recovery system for high performance large bore projectiles27 Jan 2026US 12,535,308 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Smart shell25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177364 A1
- Bullet Capturing Ballistic Slugs5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063403 A1Alternative Ballistics
- Non-pyrotechnic diversionary device13 Feb 2025US 2025/0052551 A1PavaShot, Inc.
- Pop-up apparatus6 Feb 2025US 2025/0042708 A1Agency for Defense Development
- Simulated Telescopic Mortar Bomb3 Oct 2024US 2024/0328763 A1Cubic Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Large caliber frangible projectile204US 9,212,876 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2015
- System and method for processing ferrotungsten and other tungsten alloys, articles formed therefrom and methods for detecting the same160US 7,383,776 B22008
- Frangible nonlethal projectile87US 5,035,183 A1991
- Frangible metal bullets, ammunition and method of making such articles63US 6,090,178 ASinterFire Inc. · 2000
- Paint dispersing training grenade55US 5,018,449 A1991