F42C 11/00
Electric fuzes
Official title: Electric fuzes ({in combination with other fuzes F42C9/14}; proximity fuzes F42C13/00; {safety or arming effected by electric means F42C15/40; electric contact parts for fuzes F42C19/06}; electric igniters F42C19/12, {F42B3/12 - F42B3/18; optical initiators F42B3/113})
F42C11/00 (Electric fuzes) appears on 595 US grants and 344 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42C- Granted patents
- 595
- Published applications
- 344
- Assignees
- 217
- Inventors
- 962
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 6 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 14 |
| 2009 | 12 | 13 |
| 2010 | 15 | 20 |
| 2011 | 18 | 15 |
| 2012 | 18 | 30 |
| 2013 | 25 | 13 |
| 2014 | 17 | 20 |
| 2015 | 22 | 18 |
| 2016 | 16 | 17 |
| 2017 | 17 | 12 |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 |
| 2019 | 19 | 9 |
| 2020 | 23 | 22 |
| 2021 | 17 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 22 |
| 2023 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 19 | 15 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bullet projectile producing electro-magnetic pulse upon impact11 Aug 2026US 12,704,364 B1
- Payload platform for unmanned vehicles14 Jul 2026US 12,680,799 B2Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company
- Ignition device for ammunition, in particular medium-caliber ammunition, and associated method for ignition or for self-destruction of ammunition, in particular medium-caliber ammunition23 Jun 2026US 12,663,246 B2RWM Schweiz AG
- Shunt cap for safe discharge of low-voltage detonators16 Jun 2026US 12,656,089 B1Kraken Kinetics Inc.
- Device method operating electronic detonator having response relay function31 Mar 2026US 12,590,788 B2Hanwha Corporation
- Multi-atmospheric safe firing control circuit for wireless detonators and initiators2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185811 A1Down Range Systems LLC
- Deployment circuit for a pyrotechnic device, corresponding integrated circuit, vehicle and method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159016 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Field expedient munition mechanism23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110524 A1Argus Industrial, LLC.
- Remotely controllable fuzing arrangements23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110527 A1Orion Advanced Systems Ltd
- Load balancing aerial munitions delivery system8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008537 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remote detonation of explosive charges130US 4,884,506 AElectronic Warfare Associates, Inc. · 1989
- Methods of controlling components of blasting apparatuses, blasting apparatuses, and components thereof98US 8,395,878 B2Orica Explosives Technology Pty Ltd · 2013
- Mine proximity fuse95US 4,190,000 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1980
- Boosted kinetic energy penetrator fuze80US 4,896,607 A1990
- Electronic assembly for moderate hard target penetrator fuze52US 4,586,436 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1986