CPC Subgroup
F42C 19/08 Primers (initiators for blasting cartridges F42B3/10; ignition means for rocket engine plants F02K9/95); Detonators
Full Title
Details of fuzes (except F42C15/00) > Primers (initiators for blasting cartridges F42B3/10; ignition means for rocket engine plants F02K9/95); Detonators
Filing statistics
CPC F42C 19/08 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
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Child Classifications
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- F42C 19/085 Primers for caseless ammunition
- F42C 19/09 Primers or detonators containing a hollow charge
- F42C 19/095 Arrangements of a multiplicity of primers or detonators, dispersed around a warhead, one of the primers or detonators being selected for directional detonation effects
- F42C 19/10 Percussion caps
- F42C 19/12 electric
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