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F42B 39/00

Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts or bags

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts; Cartridge bags

CPC: Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts or bags

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts; Cartridge bags

CPC:

Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts or bags

Of 12 combined children, 9 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F42B 39/002 CPC only CPC only
  • F42B 39/005 CPC only CPC only
  • F42B 39/007 CPC only CPC only
  • F42B 39/02 Cartridge bags; Bandoleers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F42B 39/20 Packages or ammunition having valves for pressure-equalising; Packages or ammunition having plugs for pressure release, e.g. meltable since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F42B 39/22 Locking of ammunition in transport containers since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F42B 39/24 Shock-absorbing arrangements in packages since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F42B 39/26 Packages or containers for a plurality of ammunition, e.g. cartridges (F42B39/14 - F42B39/24, F42B39/28 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F42B 39/28 Ammunition racks, e.g. in vehicles since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F42B 39/30 Containers for detonators or fuzes (F42B39/14, F42B39/20 take precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 442
  2. DETNET SOUTH AFRICA ZA 440
  3. BAE SYSTEMS GB 422
  4. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 403
  5. HANWHA CORPORATION KR 388
  6. BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 375
  7. RAYTHEON COMPANY US 341
  8. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 284
  9. TRUE VELOCITY IP HOLDINGS US 264
  10. ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 243

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F42,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DETNET SOUTH AFRICA ZA 478
  2. RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 462
  3. BAE SYSTEMS GB 439
  4. RAYTHEON COMPANY US 404
  5. HANWHA CORPORATION KR 388
  6. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 352
  7. BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 294
  8. TRUE VELOCITY IP HOLDINGS US 269
  9. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 226
  10. BAE SYSTEMS BOFORS SE 222