F41A 17/48
Automatically operated trigger safeties, i.e. operated by breech opening or closing movement
F41A17/48 (Automatically operated trigger safeties, i.e. operated by breech opening or closing movement) appears on 38 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 38
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 53
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
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| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Break-barrel firearm with improved manageability10 Feb 2026US 12,546,546 B2Zoli Antonio S.R.L.
- Drop-in system to enhance the resetting and operations of semiautomatic firearms9 Sep 2025US 12,410,980 B1Trigger Empire, Inc.
- Locking magazine20 May 2025US 12,305,941 B2Go Safe Technology, Inc.
- Firearm locking mechanism14 Jan 2025US 12,196,510 B1Ataraxia LLC
- Locking magazine6 Aug 2024US 12,055,355 B2Go Safe Technology, Inc.
- Drop-In System to Enhance the Resetting and Operations of Semiautomatic Firearms30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118081 A1Freedom Isn't Free Tactical Solutions LLC
- Locking magazine14 Aug 2025US 2025/0257964 A1Go Safe Technology, Inc.
- Break-barrel firearm with improved manageability5 Jun 2025US 2025/0180311 A1Zoli Antonio S.R.L.
- Firearm locking mechanism16 Jan 2025US 2025/0020424 A1Ataraxia LLC
- Locking magazine7 Nov 2024US 2024/0369317 A1Go Safe Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bolt action rifle41US 4,920,677 A1990
- Method and apparatus for adjustable trigger assemblies for firearms37US 8,220,193 B1O. F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. · 2012
- Gun with pivoting barrel, projectile loader, and trigger interlock35US 5,165,383 ACrosman Corporation · 1992
- Laser activation circuit for crossbows30US 6,650,669 B12003
- Pump firearm having a forwardly moving barrel28US 5,235,769 A1993