Multicolor strobing pyrotechnic flare
US-2025341387-A1 · Nov 6, 2025 · US
Flares; Torches {(mines for practice or training containing flares or illuminating charges F42B8/28; projectiles of illuminating type F42B12/42)}
Flares; Torches {(mines for practice or training containing flares or illuminating charges F42B8/28; projectiles of illuminating type F42B12/42)} · 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 | F42B4/26 |
| Official title | Flares; Torches {(mines for practice or training containing flares or illuminating charges F42B8/28; projectiles of illuminating type F42B12/42)} |
| Display label | Flares; Torches {(mines for practice or training containing flares or illuminating charges F42B8/28; projectiles of illuminating type F42B12/42)} |
| Total patents | 44 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Extended fire mux control with polling source
US-2025277652-A1 · Sep 4, 2025 · US
Apparatus and methods for pushing out and drilling an aerial flare
US-12152867-B1 · Nov 26, 2024 · US
Apparatus and methods for pushing out and drilling an aerial flare
US-2024369335-A1 · Nov 7, 2024 · US
Compositions usable as flare compositions, countermeasure devices containing the flare compositions, and related methods
US-11920910-B2 · Mar 5, 2024 · US
Liners for flares and related methods
US-11073366-B2 · Jul 27, 2021 · US
Device for dispensing pyrophoric particulate materials
US-11053007-B1 · Jul 6, 2021 · US
Stun grenade having an adjustable switch mechanism to connect different effect chambers simultaneously to a delay set
US-11054231-B2 · Jul 6, 2021 · US
Liners for flares and related methods
US-2021190464-A1 · Jun 24, 2021 · US
Compositions usable as flare compositions, countermeasure devices containing the flare compositions, and related methods
US-11014859-B2 · May 25, 2021 · US
Controlled payload release mechanism for multiple stacks of pyrophoric foils to be contained in a single decoy device cartridge
US-10775140-B2 · Sep 15, 2020 · US
Systems and methods for modifying and enhancing pyrotechnic emissions and effects by irradiating pyrotechnic emissions using electromagnetic radiation sources with programmable electromagnetic radiation profiles
US-10760881-B2 · Sep 1, 2020 · US
Non-pyrotechnic flare systems and methods
US-10704868-B1 · Jul 7, 2020 · US
Consumable weight components for flares and related flares
US-10647620-B2 · May 12, 2020 · US
Non-lethal payloads and methods of producing same
US-2020087226-A1 · Mar 19, 2020 · US
Distress flare
US-10591266-B2 · Mar 17, 2020 · US
Countermeasure flares
US-10571227-B2 · Feb 25, 2020 · US
Stun grenade
US-2020056869-A1 · Feb 20, 2020 · US
Non-lethal payloads and methods of producing same
US-10494314-B2 · Dec 3, 2019 · US
Compositions usable as flare compositions
US-10479738-B2 · Nov 19, 2019 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC F42B4/26?
- CPC F42B4/26 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Flares; Torches {(mines for practice or training containing flares or illuminating charges F42B8/28; projectiles of illuminating type F42B12/42)}.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC F42B4/26 (Flares; Torches {(mines for practice or training containing flares or illuminating charges F42B8/28; projectiles of illuminating type F42B12/42)})?
- Our database includes 44 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC F42B4/26 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).