Projectiles or missiles, not otherwise provided for, characterised by the ammunition class or type, e.g. by the launching apparatus or weapon used

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

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

Filing statistics

IPC F42B 30/00 belongs to the parent subclass F42B, which recorded 33,051 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,539 in 2013 to 3,020 in 2023 (+19%), peaking at 3,580 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class F42 are RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION (442 applications), DETNET SOUTH AFRICA (440 applications) and BAE SYSTEMS (422 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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F42B 30/02 Bullets
F42B 30/04 Rifle grenades
F42B 30/08 Ordnance projectiles or missiles, e.g. shells
F42B 30/14 Harpoons

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