F42C 15/20
Wherein a securing-pin or latch is removed to arm the fuze
Official title: wherein a securing-pin or latch is removed to arm the fuze, e.g. removed from the firing-pin ({F42C9/041 and} F42C15/40 take precedence)
F42C15/20 (Wherein a securing-pin or latch is removed to arm the fuze) appears on 151 US grants and 73 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42C- Granted patents
- 151
- Published applications
- 73
- Assignees
- 70
- Inventors
- 255
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 11 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Inertial igniters for low-g and long-duration firing acceleration munitions and the like30 Dec 2025US 12,510,340 B2Omnitek Partners LLC
- Inertial igniters for low-G and long duration firing acceleration munitions and the like8 Jul 2025US 12,352,550 B2Omnitek Partners LLC
- Flash bang grenade hook and method of use1 Jul 2025US 12,345,496 B2Icarus Precision LLC
- Switch assembly17 Jun 2025US 12,332,037 B2BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
- Safe-and-arm device29 Apr 2025US 12,287,186 B2
- Flash bang grenade hook and method of use18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290722 A1Icarus Precision LLC
- Safety device for an igntter. use of the safety device and method of acttvattng an igntter witit tiits safety devic e10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224218 A1Riieinmetall Air Defence AG
- Inertial igniters for low-g and long-duration firing acceleration munitions and the like6 Feb 2025US 2025/0044066 A1Omnitek Partners LLC
- Mechanical self-percussion fuze for a non-gyrating ammunition8 Aug 2024US 2024/0263931 A1Dixi Microtechniques
- Flash bang grenade hook and method of use25 Jul 2024US 2024/0247905 A1Icarus Precision LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic turns-counting fuze and method therefor28US 5,705,766 AMotorola, Inc. · 1998
- Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same26US 7,690,304 B2Lone Star IP Holdings, LP · 2010
- Lock for igniter plug lever20US 6,792,868 B2Etienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S,A · 2004
- Safe and arm device and explosive device incorporating same19US 8,042,471 B2Lockheed Martin Corporation · 2011
- Small smart weapon and weapon system employing the same18US 8,541,724 B2Lone Star IP Holdings, LP · 2013