Class 102: AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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as of June 30, 2000


Class
102
AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES
301[Patents]BLASTING
302[Patents] . Terrain clearance
303[Patents] . Mat or deflector
304[Patents] . Blasting plug including an opening for a fuse, fuse ignitor, or explosive
305[Patents] . Detonation wave modifying
306[Patents] . . Shaped charge or charge with detonation wave cavity modifier
307[Patents] . . . Linear or curvilinear cavity
308[Patents] . . . Tandem charge
309[Patents] . . . Having a barrier
310[Patents] . . . Plural charges
311[Patents] . Patterned blasting
312[Patents] . . Borehole arrangement
313[Patents] . Borehole loading
314[Patents] . Contained blasting charge
315[Patents] . . Having or receiving separated explosive constituents
316[Patents] . . With flame or heat suppressant
317[Patents] . . Similar contained charges joined end to end
318[Patents] . . Booster or charge with booster detonator
319[Patents] . . With well-anchoring means, wall-contacting guides, or buffers
320[Patents] . . Having plural charges
321[Patents] . . With support means
322[Patents] . . With primer or ignitor
323[Patents] . . Having a rupturable or expandable casing
324[Patents] . . Having a flexible tube or bag container
325[Patents] . Contained pressurized fluid blasting charge
326[Patents] . . Fluid generated within container
327[Patents] . . Fluid heated within container
328[Patents] . . Contained fluid exit seal controlled by fluid pressure
329[Patents] . . . Valve-type seal
330[Patents] . . . . Automatically operated
331[Patents] . Blasting charge case
332[Patents] . Blasting charge
333[Patents] . Plug
334[Patents]SMOKE GENERATING
335[Patents]PYROTECHNICS
336[Patents] . Flare
337[Patents] . . With parachute
338[Patents] . . . Multiple flares
339[Patents] . . . Plural or vane-type parachutes or means to restrain complete initial parachute opening
340[Patents] . . . With means to eject parachute or flare from casing
341[Patents] . . Marine type
342[Patents] . . With means to eject flare from casing
343[Patents] . . With support means
344[Patents] . . . Spike form
345[Patents] . . With plural, successively ignited flares
346[Patents] . Gun-type cartridge
347[Patents] . Rocket
348[Patents] . . With vane, wings, parachute, or balloon
349[Patents] . . With support means
350[Patents] . . With means to rotate by gas discharge
351[Patents] . . With means to eject object from casing
352[Patents] . . Including plural, successively ignited charges
353[Patents] . Toy torpedoe
354[Patents] . With parachute or balloon
355[Patents] . Simulation
356[Patents] . Combined
357[Patents] . With means to eject an object from a casing
358[Patents] . With support means
359[Patents] . . Wheel, rotor, or whirler
360[Patents] . With plural, successively ignited charges
361[Patents] . Firecracker
362[Patents]HAVING GROUND PROPULSION MEANS
363[Patents]FUEL AIR EXPLOSIVE
364[Patents]INCENDIARY
365[Patents] . Liquid or jelly
366[Patents]OIL DISTRIBUTING
367[Patents]GAS OR MIST DISPERSING
368[Patents] . Grenade
369[Patents] . Drop bomb
370[Patents] . Cartridge or projectile
371[Patents]BOMB LANCE
372[Patents]HAVING RADIALLY DIRECTED PROPELLING HOLES
373[Patents] . Including external propellent charge
374[Patents]HAVING REACTION MOTOR
375[Patents] . Pneumatically self-propelled type
376[Patents] . With cartridge means
377[Patents] . Having separation means
378[Patents] . . Explosive
379[Patents] . Having warhead fuse or arming means
380[Patents] . Having propellent charge ignitor means
381[Patents] . Having pressurization or variable control means for the propellant
382[Patents]DROP BOMBS
383[Patents] . With laterally directed barrels
384[Patents] . With direction controlling means
385[Patents] . Fin stabilizer only
386[Patents] . With drop-retarding means
387[Patents] . . Parachute
388[Patents] . . Vane or rotor
389[Patents] . Fragmentation
390[Patents] . Marine type
391[Patents] . . Depth regulation
392[Patents] . . . Hydrostatic
393[Patents] . Cluster type
394[Patents] . Rebounding or multiple bursting charges
395[Patents] . Practice
396[Patents] . Igniting means
397[Patents] . . With target contact anticipator
398[Patents]NONRECOCHETING PROJECTILE
399[Patents]MARINE-TYPE PROJECTILE
400[Patents]WITH EXTENDABLE ARMS
401[Patents]MINES
402[Patents] . Counter measure
403[Patents] . . By explosion
404[Patents] . Pop-up type
405[Patents] . Aerial type
406[Patents] . Marine type
407[Patents] . . Practice (e.g., drill)
408[Patents] . . Flooder means
409[Patents] . . Field or group
410[Patents] . . . With manipulating means
411[Patents] . . Laying, anchoring, or manipulating
412[Patents] . . . Depth regulation
413[Patents] . . . . Anchor cable length
414[Patents] . . . . Hydrostatic pressure
415[Patents] . . . Antisweep anchorage
416[Patents] . . Igniting means
417[Patents] . . . Magnetic
418[Patents] . . . Wave responsive
419[Patents] . . . Electrical
420[Patents] . . . . Including arming means
421[Patents] . . . . Contact type
422[Patents] . . . Contact type
423[Patents] . . . . Extending firing means
424[Patents] . Igniting means
425[Patents] . . With position sensing means
426[Patents] . . Automatic deactivation or self-destruction
427[Patents] . . Electrical, magnetic, wave, or radiant energy actuated
428[Patents] . . Pressure actuated
429[Patents] . . . Spring biased
430[Patents]CARTRIDGES
431[Patents] . Combustilbe, destructible, or caseless
432[Patents] . . Expendable cartridge
433[Patents] . . Telescoping powder charge
434[Patents] . Telescoping powder charge
435[Patents] . Wear reducing additive for barrel
436[Patents] . Noncircular projectile or cartridge
437[Patents] . Recoilless
438[Patents] . Multiple projectiles
439[Patents] . Projectile structure
440[Patents] . Having liquid/gas propellent means
441[Patents] . With projectile and explosive cap
442[Patents] . With bore cleaning means
443[Patents] . Having divided propelling charge
444[Patents] . Practice projectile type
445[Patents] . . Mortar
446[Patents] . . Cartridge adapter
447[Patents] . . Reduced charge
448[Patents] . Shot
449[Patents] . . Shot container
450[Patents] . . . Collapsible wad
451[Patents] . . . . Integral wad
452[Patents] . . . Having integral closure means
453[Patents] . . . Having integral wad
454[Patents] . . . Including divided shot charge
455[Patents] . . . Including filler means in the shot area
456[Patents] . . . With additional means to keep container closed
457[Patents] . . With control of shot spread
458[Patents] . . With tracer means
459[Patents] . . Including coated shot
460[Patents] . . Having shot of different size or shape
461[Patents] . . Collapsible wad
462[Patents] . . Closure means
463[Patents] . . . Integral
464[Patents] . Case
465[Patents] . . Nonmetallic
466[Patents] . . . Plastic cases
467[Patents] . . . . With metal base or reinforcement
468[Patents] . . Iron case
469[Patents] . . Breech end structure
470[Patents] . . . With primer means
471[Patents] . . . . Rim fired
472[Patents] . . . . Electric
473[Patents]SHELLS
474[Patents] . Continuous rod warhead
475[Patents] . Focused or directed detonation
476[Patents] . . Shaped charge
477[Patents] . With means to form bursting charge after projection
478[Patents] . Having divided bursting charge
479[Patents] . With bursting charge cushioning means
480[Patents] . With laterally directed barrels
481[Patents] . With safety means
482[Patents] . Grenade
483[Patents] . . With gun or other projector engaging or cooperating means
484[Patents] . . . With bullet passage through grenade
485[Patents] . . . With bullet stopping means
486[Patents] . . With throwing handle, handgrip, or strand
487[Patents] . . With igniting means
488[Patents] . . . Impact-operated
489[Patents] . With secondary shells
490[Patents] . With range increasing means
491[Patents] . Shrapnel
492[Patents] . . Focused fragmentation
493[Patents] . . Structurally weakened casing
494[Patents] . . Multiple fragments
495[Patents] . . . Casing
496[Patents] . . . Embedded
497[Patents] . . . . With explosive
498[Patents] . Practice
499[Patents] . With igniting means
500[Patents] . . Axially movable impacting means
501[Patents]PROJECTILES
502[Patents] . Nonlethal or deterrent
503[Patents] . Tubular
504[Patents] . Line carrying or filamentary material distributing
505[Patents] . . Chaff dispensing
506[Patents] . Fragmenting
507[Patents] . Dumdum or mushrooming
508[Patents] . . With cavity
509[Patents] . . . Hollow
510[Patents] . . . . With expanding member
511[Patents] . Lubricating
512[Patents] . Narcotizing
513[Patents] . Target marking
514[Patents] . Having jacket
515[Patents] . . Nonmetallic
516[Patents] . . Composite
517[Patents] . Composite
518[Patents] . . Hardened core within a chamber
519[Patents] . . With separate hardened nose
520[Patents] . . Sabot or carrier
521[Patents] . . . Subcaliber
522[Patents] . . . . Base enclosed
523[Patents] . . . . . With projectile exposed to propellent gas
524[Patents] . . Rifling or driving means (e.g., band)
525[Patents] . . . Wedge expanded
526[Patents] . . . Including annular member
527[Patents] . . . . Nonmetallic
528[Patents] . . . Band protector
529[Patents] . Practice or cleaning
530[Patents]JACKETED OR CARTRIDGE GAS GENERATOR
531[Patents] . For gas-powered tools or means
532[Patents]WADS
200[Patents]IGNITING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS
201[Patents] . Laser or light initiated
202[Patents] . Propellant ignitors
202.1[Patents] . Accidental fuse ignition prevention means
202.2[Patents] . . Having electromagnetic field effects diminishing or elimination means
202.3[Patents] . . Fuse device resistive shunt
202.4[Patents] . . . Voltage responsive variable resistance shunt (e.g., semiconductor shunts)
202.5[Patents] . Electrical primer or ignitor
202.6[Patents] . . Having an additional ignitor or water destructible fuse
202.7[Patents] . . Having an exploding bridgewire
202.8[Patents] . . Having a spark gap or conductive composition or charge
202.9[Patents] . . With electric terminals
202.11[Patents] . . Having an electric matchhead
202.12[Patents] . . Assemblies (e.g., packaging)
202.13[Patents] . . Having a powder train time delay
202.14[Patents] . . With housing
204[Patents] . Percussion primers or ignitors
205[Patents] . Heat, friction, or chemical primers or ignitors
206[Patents] . Ignition or detonation circuit
207[Patents] . . Including activated generator
208[Patents] . . . Turbine
209[Patents] . . . Magnetic
210[Patents] . . . Piezoelectric crystal
211[Patents] . . Proximity fuze
212[Patents] . . . Magnetic
213[Patents] . . . Light or infrared
214[Patents] . . . Radio wave
215[Patents] . . Including logic means
216[Patents] . . Including impact or inertia switch
217[Patents] . . Plural sequentially fired ignitors or detonators
218[Patents] . . Electronic switch discharges capacitor
219[Patents] . . . Ionized gas, i.e., glow tube or thyratron
220[Patents] . . . Silicon controlled rectifier
221[Patents] . Arming devices
222[Patents] . . Blocking or interrupting type
223[Patents] . . . Fluid pressure operated
224[Patents] . . . . Fluidic device
225[Patents] . . . . Rotating vane
226[Patents] . . . . . Rotor or slide release
227[Patents] . . . . . Impacting device release
228[Patents] . . . . With or including a timing device
229[Patents] . . . . Rotor or slide
230[Patents] . . . . Impacting device release
231[Patents] . . . Centrifugal and setback operated
232[Patents] . . . . With or including a timing device
233[Patents] . . . . . With setback latch
234[Patents] . . . . Impacting device release
235[Patents] . . . . Rotor or slide with setback release
236[Patents] . . . . . Firing pin is latch
237[Patents] . . . Centrifugal operated
238[Patents] . . . . With or including a timing device
239[Patents] . . . . Latch for impacting device
240[Patents] . . . . . Spiral band
241[Patents] . . . . . Pivoted weight
242[Patents] . . . . . Spring biased piston
243[Patents] . . . . . Expanding weight
244[Patents] . . . . Rotor or slide
245[Patents] . . . . . Centrifugally released latch
246[Patents] . . . . . Deceleration released latch
247[Patents] . . . Inertia operated
248[Patents] . . . . With or including a timing device
249[Patents] . . . . . With setback latch
250[Patents] . . . . . Fluent material
251[Patents] . . . . Rotor or slide with setback release
252[Patents] . . . . Impacting device latch
253[Patents] . . . . . Ball and detent
254[Patents] . . . Slide or rotor
255[Patents] . . . . Timing device operated
256[Patents] . . . . Spring operated
257[Patents] . . . Timer operated impacting device latch
258[Patents] . . . Externally released latch
259[Patents] . . . . Bore riding pin
260[Patents] . . . . Manually released
261[Patents] . . . . . To actuate impacting means
262[Patents] . . Switch
263[Patents] . . . Vane or fluid pressure operated
264[Patents] . . . Timing device operated
265[Patents] . Multiple mode fuzes
266[Patents] . . Impact and time delay
267[Patents] . . . Spin decay
268[Patents] . . . Mechanical time delay
269[Patents] . . . Power train delay
270[Patents] . . Mode selecting means
271[Patents] . . . Delay or impact
272[Patents] . Impacting devices
273[Patents] . . Graze or multiangle
274[Patents] . . Spring driven with latch
275[Patents] . . With frangible restraint
275.1[Patents] . Fuse cord (e.g., blasting cord)
275.2[Patents] . . With one-way connector or arrangement
275.3[Patents] . . With combustible time-delay cord connection means
275.4[Patents] . . To or from connector having booster charge
275.5[Patents] . . With explosive charge
275.6[Patents] . . With igniting means
275.7[Patents] . . With cord holding device to couple cords
275.8[Patents] . . Detonator cord
275.9[Patents] . Fuse
275.11[Patents] . Initiating devices
275.12[Patents] . Holders for fuse or fuse cord to blasting cartridge, igniting device, or detonator
276[Patents] . Time controlled
277[Patents] . . With fluent material
277.1[Patents] . . Munition powder train
277.2[Patents] . . . Train length selection means
281[Patents]EXPLOSIVE CAPS FOR TOY GUNS
282[Patents]PROPELLENT CHEMICAL CHARGE CONTAINER
283[Patents]POWDER FORM
284[Patents] . Spiral type
285[Patents] . Composite type
286[Patents] . . Having different burning rates
287[Patents] . . . Rocket motor type
288[Patents] . . Powder grain shape formed of fixed shape segments
289[Patents] . Having embedded reinforcing or burning control means
290[Patents] . Having burning inhibiting means
291[Patents] . Rocket propellent grain
292[Patents] . Powder grain
293[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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700[Patents]COMBUSTILBE CARTRIDGE
701[Patents]CHARGE WAVE FORMING
702[Patents]COMPRESSION IGNITION
703[Patents]FLECHETTE
704[Patents]COOLANTS
705[Patents]SEPARATED EXPLOSIVE CONSTITUENTS


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