IPC Subgroup
F42B 12/58 Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles
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 > for dispensing materials; for producing chemical or physical reaction; for signalling > for dispensing discrete solid bodies > Cluster or cargo ammunition, i.e. projectiles containing one or more submissiles
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 12/6 the submissiles being ejected radially
- F42B 12/62 the submissiles being ejected parallel to the longitudinal axis of the projectile
- F42B 12/66 Chain-shot, i.e. the submissiles being interconnected by chains or the like
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