F41A 17/38
Magazine mountings
Official title: {Magazine mountings, e.g. for} locking the magazine in the gun
F41A17/38 (Magazine mountings) appears on 337 US grants and 280 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 337
- Published applications
- 280
- Assignees
- 155
- Inventors
- 422
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 8 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 9 | 13 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | 19 | 15 |
| 2017 | 18 | 19 |
| 2018 | 24 | 35 |
| 2019 | 32 | 29 |
| 2020 | 29 | 26 |
| 2021 | 20 | 11 |
| 2022 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 | 22 |
| 2024 | 19 | 14 |
| 2025 | 22 | 16 |
| 2026 | 4 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Firearm magazine release lever apparatus and related methods11 Aug 2026US 12,704,337 B2
- Magazine lock for a firearm16 Jun 2026US 12,656,073 B1
- Retaining magazine in magazine well14 Apr 2026US 12,601,555 B2Orpaz Defense Ltd.
- Hunting or sports weapon with improved magazine arrangement3 Mar 2026US 12,566,037 B2
- Magazine well assembly23 Dec 2025US 12,504,243 B2Smith & Wesson Corp.
- Magazine catch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298568 A1Dubravko Jagunic
- Modified ammunition magazine and weapon magazine well24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287289 A1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Firearm receiver9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194321 A1Polaris Capital Corporation
- Firearm Magazine Release Lever Apparatus And Related Methods18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168752 A1
- Modular magazine release system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118076 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic pistol with counteracting spring control mechanism157US 4,539,889 A1985
- Ambidextrous magazine release mechanism for firearms124US 5,519,954 A1996
- Automatic pistol102US 4,825,744 A1989
- Ambidextrous gun magazine release92US 4,521,985 A1985
- Receiver assembly for firearm86US 7,219,462 B2Rock River Arms, Inc. · 2007