F42C 15/00
Arming-means in fuzes
Official title: Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges
F42C15/00 (Arming-means in fuzes) appears on 1,081 US grants and 536 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42C- Granted patents
- 1,081
- Published applications
- 536
- Assignees
- 324
- Inventors
- 1,609
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 35 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 28 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13 | 6 |
| 2003 | 17 | 16 |
| 2004 | 11 | 14 |
| 2005 | 17 | 18 |
| 2006 | 15 | 14 |
| 2007 | 19 | 18 |
| 2008 | 23 | 29 |
| 2009 | 18 | 16 |
| 2010 | 23 | 34 |
| 2011 | 23 | 26 |
| 2012 | 29 | 45 |
| 2013 | 43 | 20 |
| 2014 | 32 | 27 |
| 2015 | 30 | 22 |
| 2016 | 30 | 20 |
| 2017 | 24 | 20 |
| 2018 | 19 | 20 |
| 2019 | 23 | 19 |
| 2020 | 22 | 26 |
| 2021 | 25 | 20 |
| 2022 | 24 | 28 |
| 2023 | 29 | 22 |
| 2024 | 31 | 22 |
| 2025 | 20 | 16 |
| 2026 | 14 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F42C 15/40Wherein the safety or arming action is effected electrically390
- F42C 15/18Wherein a carrier for an element of the pyrotechnic or explosive train249
- F42C 15/24Wherein the safety or arming action is effected by inertia means214
- F42C 15/28Operated by flow of fluent material173
- F42C 15/20Wherein a securing-pin or latch is removed to arm the fuze151
- F42C 15/34Wherein the safety or arming action is effected by a blocking-member in116
- F42C 15/44Arrangements for disarming, or for rendering harmless, fuzes after arming92
- F42C 15/005Combination-type safety mechanisms, i.e. two or more safeties are moved in a54
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- Safety device and method for weapons17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276358 A1Elbit Systems C4I and Cyber Ltd.
- Switch, electronic safe and arm unit, fuze system, munition and method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210684 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Actuation method, components, and systems for initiation or fuzing a device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202180 A1Argus Industrial, LLC.
- Switch, electronic safe and arm unit, fuze system, munition and method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202181 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
Most cited
By later US patents
- Remote digital firing system172US 6,860,206 B1iRobot Corporation · 2005
- Detonator actuator151US 5,090,321 AICI Australia Limited · 1992
- Remote detonation of explosive charges130US 4,884,506 AElectronic Warfare Associates, Inc. · 1989
- Perforating gun with integrated initiator117US 10,077,641 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation · 2018
- Initiating device for use with telemetry systems113US 6,332,400 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2001