Laser ignition system for large-caliber artillery
US-2025377179-A1 · Dec 11, 2025 · US
activated by optical means, e.g. laser, flashlight
activated by optical means, e.g. laser, flashlight · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Engines, pumps, lighting, heating, and mechanical systems.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | F42B3/113 |
| Official title | activated by optical means, e.g. laser, flashlight |
| Display label | activated by optical means, e.g. laser, flashlight |
| Total patents | 54 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Simultaneous ignition method for hollow modular charge using cluster laser
US-2025377190-A1 · Dec 11, 2025 · US
Portable Decontamination Chamber
US-2025064999-A1 · Feb 27, 2025 · US
Wireless electronic detonator comprising a power switch controlled by an optical signal, wireless detonation system and method for activating such a detonator
US-12235090-B2 · Feb 25, 2025 · US
Arrangement and method for increasing the functional safety of an opto-pyrotechnic initiator
US-2024247918-A1 · Jul 25, 2024 · US
Systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods for initiating or detonating tertiary explosive media by way of photonic energy
US-2023417520-A1 · Dec 28, 2023 · US
Opto-thermal laser detonator
US-11629939-B2 · Apr 18, 2023 · US
Systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods for initiating or detonating tertiary explosive media by way of photonic energy
US-11585643-B2 · Feb 21, 2023 · US
Wireless electronic detonator comprising a power switch controlled by an optical signal, wireless detonation system and method for activating such a detonator
US-2023036978-A1 · Feb 2, 2023 · US
Ammunition cartridge including an optical primer
US-11543223-B2 · Jan 3, 2023 · US
Opto-thermal laser detonator
US-2022120538-A1 · Apr 21, 2022 · US
Ammunition cartridge including an optical primer
US-2022074725-A1 · Mar 10, 2022 · US
Voltage polarity immunity using reverse parallel laser diodes
US-11209257-B2 · Dec 28, 2021 · US
Opto-thermal laser detonator
US-11131530-B2 · Sep 28, 2021 · US
Voltage polarity immunity using reverse parallel laser diodes
US-2021278187-A1 · Sep 9, 2021 · US
Radio frequency antenna for use in the confines of a breech
US-10969206-B1 · Apr 6, 2021 · US
Laser firing head for perforating gun
US-10941637-B2 · Mar 9, 2021 · US
Systems, apparatuses, devices, and methods for initiating or detonating tertiary explosive media by way of photonic energy
US-2021003371-A1 · Jan 7, 2021 · US
Systems and methods for modifying and enhancing explosives by irradiating a reaction zone
US-10883805-B2 · Jan 5, 2021 · US
Opto-pyrotechnic actuator
US-10663267-B2 · May 26, 2020 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC F42B3/113?
- CPC F42B3/113 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “activated by optical means, e.g. laser, flashlight.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC F42B3/113 (activated by optical means, e.g. laser, flashlight)?
- Our database includes 54 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC F42B3/113 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 4 in 2025 (latest complete years).