CPC Main Group
F42C 15/00 Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges
Filing statistics
CPC F42C 15/00 belongs to the parent subclass F42C, which recorded 5,262 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 342 in 2013 to 410 in 2023 (+20%), peaking at 617 applications in 2019. 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
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F42C 15/16 wherein the firing pin is displaced out of the action line for safety (F42C15/40 takes precedence)
- F42C 15/18 wherein a carrier for an element of the pyrotechnic or explosive train is moved (F42C15/40 takes precedence)
- F42C 15/20 wherein a securing-pin or latch is removed to arm the fuze, e.g. removed from the firing-pin ( F42C15/40 take precedence)
- F42C 15/24 wherein the safety or arming action is effected by inertia means (F42C15/196, F42C15/20 take precedence)
- F42C 15/28 operated by flow of fluent material, e.g. shot, fluids (F42C15/26 takes precedence)
- F42C 15/32 operated by change of fluid pressure (F42C5/00, F42C15/29 take precedence)
- F42C 15/34 wherein the safety or arming action is effected by a blocking-member in the pyrotechnic or explosive train between primer and main charge (F42C15/18, F42C15/40 take precedence)
- F42C 15/36 wherein arming is effected by combustion or fusion of an element; (F42C15/31 takes precedence)
- F42C 15/38 wherein arming is effected by chemical action (F42C3/00 takes precedence)
- F42C 15/40 wherein the safety or arming action is effected electrically
- F42C 15/44 Arrangements for disarming, or for rendering harmless, fuzes after arming, e.g. after launch
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