F42C 9/14
Double fuzes
Official title: Double fuzes; Multiple fuzes
F42C9/14 (Double fuzes) appears on 120 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F42C- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 46
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 224
- Latest grant
- 9 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F42C 9/16For self-destruction of ammunition44
- F42C 9/142Combined time and percussion fuzes in which the timing is caused by29
- F42C 9/147Impact fuze in combination with electric time fuze15
- F42C 9/148Proximity fuzes in combination with other fuzes15
- F42C 9/145Combined time and percussion fuzes in which the timing is caused by4
- F42C 9/141Impact fuze in combination with a clockwork time fuze3
Recent patents
- Non-lethal projectile construction and launcher9 Dec 2025US 12,492,886 B2NL Enterprises, LLC
- Projectile with EW payload21 Jan 2025US 12,203,734 B2Insights International Holdings, LLC
- Weapon having a deflagration igniter and method for operating such a weapon17 Dec 2024US 12,169,120 B2Atlas Elektronik GmbH
- Electronic self-destructing fuse structure8 Oct 2024US 12,111,144 B2Seju Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Safety ignition device for high altitude dual pulse motor including the same9 Apr 2024US 11,952,968 B2Agency for Defense Development
- Remotely controllable fuzing arrangements23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110527 A1Orion Advanced Systems Ltd
- Dual-safe fuze for uas drone applications9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098716 A1Argus Industrial, LLC.
- System and method for autonomous actuation of safety control system components21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264315 A1Aeronix, Inc.
- Projectile with ew payload12 Sep 2024US 2024/0302143 A1Insights International Holdings, LLC, DBA NanTrak Industries
- Projectile with EW Payload12 Sep 2024US 2024/0302144 A1Insights International Holdings, LLC, DBA NanTrak Industries
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low density indirect fire munition system (U)33US 4,050,381 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1977
- Grenade-type projectile28US 4,969,397 ARheinmetall GmbH · 1990
- Electronic turns-counting fuze and method therefor28US 5,705,766 AMotorola, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for autonomous detonation delay in munitions25US 7,124,689 B2Alliant Techsystems Inc. · 2006
- Self-destruct delay fuze22US 3,998,164 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1976