F42C 7/00
Fuzes actuated by application of a predetermined mechanical force
Official title: Fuzes actuated by application of a predetermined mechanical force, e.g. tension, torsion, pressure (by ammunition impact F42C1/00, by exposure to a predetermined ambient fluid pressure F42C5/00)
F42C7/00 (Fuzes actuated by application of a predetermined mechanical force) appears on 77 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42C- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 147
- Latest grant
- 31 Dec 2024
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Programmable system and method for a munition31 Dec 2024US 12,181,264 B2BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Dynamic hardened target layer and void detector sensor for use with a warhead or projectile penetrator15 Oct 2024US 12,117,279 B2Instrumentation and Engineering Services, Inc.
- Paintball land mine and methods of making and using same20 Aug 2024US 12,066,275 B2
- Mechanical energy harvesting devices with safety and event detection for munitions and the like18 Jun 2024US 12,013,221 B2Omnitek Partners LLC
- Lanyard actuated percussion primer ignition mechanism for reserve battery activation21 May 2024US 11,988,493 B2Omnitek Partners LLC
- Perimeter breach warning alarm11 Jul 2024US 2024/0233501 A9
- Perimeter breach warning alarm25 Apr 2024US 2024/0135792 A1
- Dynamic Hardened Target Layer and Void Detector Sensor for use with a Warhead or Projectile Penetrator18 Jan 2024US 2024/0019233 A1Instrumentation and Engineering Services, Inc.
- Mechanical energy harvesting devices with safety and event detection for munitions and the like28 Sep 2023US 2023/0304780 A1Omnitek Partners LLC
- Firing device for shock tube7 Sep 2023US 2023/0280139 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Explosive device78US 4,058,061 AAerojet-General Corporation · 1977
- Safety igniter for flares17US 4,029,014 AThiokol Corporation · 1977
- Motion activated thermal fogger16US 4,938,144 AS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. · 1990
- Handheld tool for breaking up rock15US 7,069,862 B22006
- Pyrotechnic devices14US 4,176,606 APains-Wessex Limited · 1979