F42B 12/10 with shaped or hollow charge (shaped or hollow charges per se F42B1/02 )
Full Title
Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material (F42B6/00, F42B10/00, F42B14/00 take precedence; for practice or training F42B8/12, F42B8/28; self-propulsion or guidance aspects F42B15/00) > characterised by the warhead or the intended effect > of armour-piercing type > with shaped or hollow charge (shaped or hollow charges per se F42B1/02 )
Filing statistics
CPC F42B 12/10 belongs to the parent subclass F42B, which recorded 24,690 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,636 in 2013 to 1,882 in 2023 (+15%), peaking at 2,895 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class F42 are DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (478 applications), RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION (462 applications) and BAE SYSTEMS (439 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F42B 12/12 rotatably mounted with respect to missile housing
- F42B 12/14 the symmetry axis of the hollow charge forming an angle with the longitudinal axis of the projectile
- F42B 12/16 in combination with an additional projectile or charge, acting successively on the target
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F42, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- DETNET SOUTH AFRICA ZA 478
- RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 462
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 439
- RAYTHEON COMPANY US 404
- HANWHA CORPORATION KR 388
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 352
- BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 294
- TRUE VELOCITY IP HOLDINGS US 269
- NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 226
- BAE SYSTEMS BOFORS SE 222