F41A 17/40
Last-round safeties
Official title: Last-round safeties (F41A17/34 takes precedence)
F41A17/40 (Last-round safeties) appears on 17 US grants and 18 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 17
- Published applications
- 18
- Assignees
- 11
- Inventors
- 26
- Latest grant
- 20 Jan 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ammunition convertible firearm20 Jan 2026US 12,529,535 B2Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Safety mechanism for a pistol24 Jun 2025US 12,339,080 B2Fn Herstal S A.
- Ammunition convertible firearm27 Aug 2024US 12,072,163 B2Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Ammunition convertible firearm3 Jan 2023US 11,543,199 B2Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Last round hold open apparatus12 Apr 2022US 11,300,375 B2D & D Design Machine Inc.
- Ammunition convertible firearm16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202154 A1Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Ammunition convertible firearm31 Oct 2024US 2024/0361094 A1Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Safety mechanism for a pistol22 Aug 2024US 2024/0280339 A1Fn Herstal S A.
- Ammunition convertible firearm30 Mar 2023US 2023/0097660 A1Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Ammunition convertible firearm2 Dec 2021US 2021/0372722 A1Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magazine for simulated tetherless pistols with lockback11US 8,899,985 B2Cubic Corporation · 2014
- Breechblock stops for firearms and methods of operating the same8US 7,395,747 B2Heckler & Koch GmbH · 2008
- Two stage shell feeding apparatus with shell feeding path control7US 4,348,938 AARES, Inc. · 1982
- Ammunition convertible firearm6US 11,112,192 B2Ares Defense Systems, Inc. · 2021
- Device for transporting fastening elements through a setting device4US 4,200,216 AHilti Aktiengesellschaft · 1980