F41A 11/02
Modular concepts
Official title: Modular concepts, e.g. weapon-family concepts
F41A11/02 (Modular concepts) appears on 368 US grants and 332 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 368
- Published applications
- 332
- Assignees
- 153
- Inventors
- 498
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
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| 2010 | 12 | 16 |
| 2011 | 8 | 15 |
| 2012 | 13 | 22 |
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| 2018 | 19 | 30 |
| 2019 | 33 | 30 |
| 2020 | 35 | 23 |
| 2021 | 22 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Lever-action firearm and kit for constructing the same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,983 B2Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Modular handgun22 Sep 2026US 12,742,605 B2ZEV Technologies, Inc.
- Rifle chassis interlock to rifle stock device and system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,301 B2Amend2, LLC
- Bolt action rifle chassis8 Sep 2026US 12,729,928 B2Amend2, LLC
- Recoil spring abutment for a slide of a modular handgun1 Sep 2026US 12,723,826 B2Glock Technology GmbH
- Modular firearm assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266569 A1Axts Inc
- Firearm buffer tube cover assemblies10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266579 A1
- Magazine biaser30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219001 A1Springfield, Inc.
- Interchangeable modular magazine well16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202166 A1
- Firearms, systems, and methods for quick connection of a barrel to a firearm2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185791 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular, multi-caliber weapon system165US 5,900,577 AZDF Import Export Inc · 1999
- Law enforcement carbine with one piece receiver151US 7,775,150 B2Colt Defense LLC · 2010
- Firearm magazine cartridge converter149US 6,070,352 AColt's Manufacturing Company Inc. · 2000
- Modular gunstock135US 7,762,018 B1Magpul Industries Corp. · 2010
- Automatic or semi-automatic rifle121US 8,051,595 B2Colt Defense LLC · 2011