Explosive line charges, e.g. snakes

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Defence installations; Defence devices; Means for clearing or detecting landmines > Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines > Explosive line charges, e.g. snakes

CPC:

Defence installations; Defence devices (constructional aspects see Section E, e.g. E04H9/04; ) > Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines > Explosive line charges, e.g. snakes

Additional Content IPC

Glossary

bangalore torpedo means a rigid tube or pipe of length filled with an explosive; sections of such tube or pipe connectable to neighbouring similar sections snake snakes means a flexible hose filled with explosives thermobaric charge means a fuel-air explosive charge viper means rocket propelled mine clearing snake or hose system

Limiting references

Line carrying missiles

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 509
AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 461
RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 409
BAE SYSTEMS GB 388
CHONGQING JIANSHE INDUSTRY (GROUP) COMPANY 352
AXON ENTERPRISE US 345
LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 323
RAYTHEON COMPANY US 320
KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 263
NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 228

Top Applicants (CPC)

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