IPC Subgroup
F42B 1/02 Shaped or hollow charges
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Explosive charges characterised by form or shape but not dependent on shape of container > Shaped or hollow charges
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- AMMUNITION; BLASTING
- Subclass:
- EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING; FIREWORKS; AMMUNITION
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F42B 1/024 provided with embedded bodies of inert material
- F42B 1/028 characterised by the form of the liner
- F42B 1/032 characterised by the material of the liner
- F42B 1/036 Manufacturing processes therefor
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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