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IPC Subgroup
F42B 12/04

of armour-piercing type

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Projectiles, missiles or mines characterised by the warhead, the intended effect, or the material > characterised by the warhead or the intended effect > of armour-piercing type

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
AMMUNITION; BLASTING
Subclass:
EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING; FIREWORKS; AMMUNITION

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F42B 12/06 with hard or heavy core; Kinetic energy penetrators
  • F42B 12/08 with armour-piercing caps; with armoured cupola

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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