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F42B 35/00

Testing or checking of ammunition

Introduced: September 1968

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 35/00 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

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Child Classifications

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  • F42B 35/02 Gauging, sorting, trimming or shortening cartridges or missiles

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