F41A 17/02
Key-operated safeties
Official title: Key-operated safeties {(F41A17/44 takes precedence)}
F41A17/02 (Key-operated safeties) appears on 168 US grants and 85 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 168
- Published applications
- 85
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 207
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
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| 2002 | 17 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
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| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Firearm safety and control system136US 6,412,207 B12002
- Combination security and display device for firearms65US 5,621,996 APride Cast Metals, Inc. · 1997
- Pistol with firing pin locking mechanism54US 7,243,453 B2Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. · 2007
- Gun lock assembly51US 5,412,959 A1995
- Lockable safety for striker-fired firearm51US 8,033,043 B2Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. · 2011