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F42B 6/00

Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns (for delivering hypodermic charges F42B12/54; projectiles or missiles incorporating springs as the projecting means F41B7/02; )

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns

CPC: Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns (for delivering hypodermic charges F42B12/54; projectiles or missiles incorporating springs as the projecting means F41B7/02; )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns

CPC:

Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns (for delivering hypodermic charges F42B12/54; projectiles or missiles incorporating springs as the projecting means F41B7/02; )

Of 4 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • F42B 6/003 CPC only CPC only
  • F42B 6/006 CPC only CPC only
  • F42B 6/10 Air gun pellets 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