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F42B 5/05

for recoilless guns (recoilless guns using a counter-projectile to balance recoil F41A1/10)

Introduced: January 1985

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: for recoilless guns

CPC: for recoilless guns (recoilless guns using a counter-projectile to balance recoil F41A1/10)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges > Cartridges, i.e. cases with propellant charge and missile > for recoilless guns

CPC:

Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges (shotgun ammunition F42B7/00; practice or training ammunition F42B8/00; missiles therefor F42B12/00, F42B14/00, F42B15/00) > Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile > for recoilless guns (recoilless guns using a counter-projectile to balance recoil F41A1/10)

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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