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F41H 11/12

Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2011

Full Title

Defence installations; Defence devices; Means for clearing or detecting landmines > Means for clearing land minefields; Systems specially adapted for detection of landmines

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
WEAPONS
Subclass:
ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL

Additional Content

unexploded ordnance means explosive weapons (bombs, bullets, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, etc.) that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of detonation improvised explosive device improvised explosive devices means a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery round, attached to a detonating mechanism. demining or mine-clearing means the process of removing land mines from an area booby-trap means a disguised improvised explosive device having often some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it

Related Keywords

FLAIL(S) for clearing minefieldsmeans for clearing land MINEFIELDS

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Child Classifications

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 509
  2. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 461
  3. RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 409
  4. BAE SYSTEMS GB 388
  5. CHONGQING JIANSHE INDUSTRY (GROUP) COMPANY 352
  6. AXON ENTERPRISE US 345
  7. LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 323
  8. RAYTHEON COMPANY US 320
  9. KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 263
  10. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 228