DIFF Subgroup
F42C 1/09 the fuze activating a propulsive charge for propelling the ammunition or the warhead into the air, e.g. in rebounding projectiles
Introduced: January 1990
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Impact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated only by ammunition impact > with firing pin structurally combined with fuze > the fuze activating a propulsive charge for propelling the ammunition or the warhead into the air, e.g. in rebounding projectiles
CPC:
Impact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated only by ammunition impact > with firing-pin structurally combined with fuze > the fuze activating a propulsive charge for propelling the ammunition or the warhead into the air, e.g. in rebounding projectiles
No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both 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