F41A 17/46
Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement
Official title: Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence)
F41A17/46 (Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement) appears on 651 US grants and 510 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 651
- Published applications
- 510
- Assignees
- 258
- Inventors
- 822
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 40 | 37 |
| 2025 | 35 | 30 |
| 2026 | 19 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Trigger block29 Sep 2026US 12,747,923 B2
- Semi-open pistol storage device8 Sep 2026US 12,729,932 B2Shenzhen Hanmai Technology Co., Ltd.
- Mechanism disassembly device for weapons with bolt mechanism1 Sep 2026US 12,723,828 B2
- Synthetic trigger system25 Aug 2026US 12,716,673 B1Biofire Technologies Inc.
- Firearm locking device18 Aug 2026US 12,710,242 B2
- Safety Mechanism For Firearm1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298569 A1Abc IP, LLC
- Revolver Safe27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251413 A1
- Firearm trigger mechanism and method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210654 A1
- Trigger blocking magazine disconnect safety mechanism9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194322 A1Umarex GmbH & Co. KG
- Magazine disconnect mechanism9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194323 A1Sig Sauer, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Firearm safety and control system136US 6,412,207 B12002
- Low-recoil firearm with noncircular guide rod for angularly locating bolt carrier assembly94US 4,553,469 A1985
- Semiautomatic handgun having multiple safeties92US 6,718,680 B22004
- Crossbow trigger91US 6,736,123 B12004
- Stock assembly for firearm89US 4,654,993 A1987