CPC Subgroup
F41H 5/007 Reactive armour; Dynamic armour
Full Title
Armour; Armour plates (processes for manufacturing or treating B21, C21, ) > Reactive armour; Dynamic armour
Filing statistics
CPC F41H 5/007 belongs to the parent subclass F41H, which recorded 19,091 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,482 in 2013 to 1,269 in 2023 (-14%), peaking at 2,144 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class F41 are NEXTER SYSTEMS (562 applications), BAE SYSTEMS (459 applications) and RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION (444 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 562
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 459
- RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 444
- RAYTHEON COMPANY US 412
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 407
- AXON ENTERPRISE US 359
- LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 290
- KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 282
- SHELTERED WINGS, INC. D/B/A VORTEX OPTICS US 255
- THALES FR 228