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F42B 39/00

Packaging or storage of ammunition or explosive charges; Safety features thereof; Cartridge belts; Cartridge bags

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

9 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F42B 39/02 Cartridge bags; Bandoleers
  • F42B 39/2 Packages or ammunition having valves for pressure-equalising; Packages or ammunition having plugs for pressure release, e.g. meltable
  • F42B 39/22 Locking of ammunition in transport containers
  • F42B 39/24 Shock-absorbing arrangements in packages
  • F42B 39/26 Packages or containers for a plurality of ammunition, e.g. cartridges
  • F42B 39/28 Ammunition racks, e.g. in vehicles
  • F42B 39/3 Containers for detonators or fuzes

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