F41A 15/12
Cartridge extractors, i.e. devices for pulling cartridges or cartridge cases at least
Official title: for bolt-action guns
F41A15/12 (Cartridge extractors, i.e. devices for pulling cartridges or cartridge cases at least) appears on 316 US grants and 261 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Firearm and extractor, bolt and trigger pin assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,984 B2
- Firearm side casing ejection assembly and related techniques28 Jul 2026US 12,693,088 B2Henry RAC Holding Corp
- Bolt action firearm21 Jul 2026US 12,687,354 B2Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
- Bolt head of a breech block and breech block with such a bolt head3 Feb 2026US 12,540,783 B2Blaser Group GmbH
- Small firearms and method of operating small firearms27 Jan 2026US 12,535,280 B2Schmeisser GmbH
- Bolt action firearm8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309438 A1Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
- Ejector for firearm17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276334 A1
- Apparatus and methods for a bolt and extractor for direct gas operated firearms16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202153 A1SureFire, LLC
- Extractor for an autoloading firearm11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160510 A1Sig Sauer, Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for optimizing direct gas operated firearms4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153295 A1SureFire, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-caliber ambidextrously controllable firearm128US 7,596,900 B2Rmdi, LLC · 2009
- Low-recoil firearm with noncircular guide rod for angularly locating bolt carrier assembly94US 4,553,469 A1985
- Firing mechanism for firearm85US 4,693,170 A1987
- Bolt assembly for a firearm82US 6,182,389 B22001
- Bolt mechanism for fire arm80US 4,893,547 A1990