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F42C 15/00

Arming-means in fuzes; Safety means for preventing premature detonation of fuzes or charges

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
AMMUNITION; BLASTING
Subclass:
AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F42C 15/16 wherein the firing pin is displaced out of the action line for safety
  • F42C 15/34 wherein the safety or arming action is effected by a blocking-member in the pyrotechnic or explosive train between primer and main charge
  • F42C 15/36 wherein arming is effected by combustion or fusion of an element
  • F42C 15/38 wherein arming is effected by chemical action
  • F42C 15/44 Arrangements for disarming, or for rendering harmless, fuzes after arming, e.g. after launch

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