for dispensing gases, vapours, powders, particles or chemically-reactive substances (from projectiles F42B12/46)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: for dispensing gases, vapours, powders, particles or chemically-reactive substances

CPC: for dispensing gases, vapours, powders, particles or chemically-reactive substances (from projectiles F42B12/46)

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 dispensing gases, vapours, powders, particles or chemically-reactive substances

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 dispensing gases, vapours, powders, particles or chemically-reactive substances (from projectiles F42B12/46)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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F42B 5/15 for creating a screening or decoy effect, e.g. using radar chaff or infrared material (infrared flares F42B4/26) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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