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F42C 7/02

Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person (F42C7/12 takes precedence)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person

CPC: Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person (F42C7/12 takes precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Fuzes actuated by application of a predetermined mechanical force, e.g. tension, torsion, pressure > Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person

CPC:

Fuzes actuated by application of a predetermined mechanical force, e.g. tension, torsion, pressure (by ammunition impact F42C1/00, by exposure to a predetermined ambient fluid pressure F42C5/00) > Contact fuzes, i.e. fuzes actuated by mechanical contact between a stationary ammunition, e.g. a land mine, and a moving target, e.g. a person (F42C7/12 takes precedence)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • F42C 7/08 of release type, i.e. actuated by releasing pressure from the ammunition head since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F42C 7/10 of antenna type 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