F41A 17/62
Thumb-operated sliding safeties mounted on the upside of the stock
Official title: Thumb-operated sliding safeties mounted on the upside of the stock, e.g. for shotguns
F41A17/62 (Thumb-operated sliding safeties mounted on the upside of the stock) appears on 21 US grants and 16 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 21
- Published applications
- 16
- Assignees
- 18
- Inventors
- 28
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Break-barrel firearm with improved manageability10 Feb 2026US 12,546,546 B2Zoli Antonio S.R.L.
- Trigger mechanism for a firearm1 Jul 2025US 12,345,489 B2Browning
- Chamber of a handgun27 Aug 2024US 12,072,158 B2Blaser Group GmbH
- Safety mechanism for firearms7 Mar 2023US 11,598,597 B2Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
- Conditional locking mechanism for handguns11 Oct 2022US 11,466,951 B2Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
- Break-barrel firearm with improved manageability5 Jun 2025US 2025/0180311 A1Zoli Antonio S.R.L.
- Chamber of a handgun10 Aug 2023US 2023/0251052 A1Blaser Group GmbH
- Trigger mechanism for a firearm4 May 2023US 2023/0132652 A1Browning
- Trigger mechanism for a firearm4 May 2023US 2023/0136519 A1Browning
- Conditional locking mechanism for handguns11 Aug 2022US 2022/0252366 A1Franklin Armory Holdings, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Frame assembly for striker-fired pistol50US 9,303,936 B2Sig Sauer, Inc. · 2016
- Firing mechanism37US 3,949,508 AEmhart Inc. · 1976
- Interchangeable safety selector for firearms28US 9,587,897 B12017
- Over-and-under shotgun apparatus and method21US 6,907,687 B2Browning Arms Company · 2005
- Dual sear trigger assembly with centered interlock18US 9,194,639 B1Crosman Corporation · 2015