F41A 23/00
Gun mountings
Official title: Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles (F41A25/00, F41A27/00 take precedence)
F41A23/00 (Gun mountings) appears on 1,411 US grants and 1,109 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 1,411
- Published applications
- 1,109
- Assignees
- 464
- Inventors
- 2,048
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 48 | 51 |
| 2025 | 41 | 47 |
| 2026 | 42 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41A 23/02Mountings without wheels1,045
- F41A 23/24Turret gun mountings114
- F41A 23/34On wheeled or endless-track vehicles93
- F41A 23/20Gun mountings: for disappearing guns69
- F41A 23/56Arrangements for adjusting the gun platform in the vertical or horizontal position41
- F41A 23/005Locks for connecting guns to their mountings35
- F41A 23/52Base plates for gun mountings35
- F41A 23/26Mountings for transport only24
Recent patents
- Mount for firearm assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,986 B2
- Rifle tripod support assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,926 B2
- Firearm accessory mounting interface22 Sep 2026US 12,742,611 B2Magpul Industries Corp.
- Clamp with improved retaining structure22 Sep 2026US 12,743,008 B2Really Right Stuff, LLC
- Telescoping lock mechanism15 Sep 2026US 12,736,172 B2
- Modular, multi-axis, sensor system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309446 A1Holistictlc Corp
- Lightweight bipod for a firearm8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309447 A1
- Organizing Tray1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298575 A1Four Peaks Tactical, LLC
- Mobile Platform for a Weapon1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298576 A1Qinetiq Limited
- Rifle Support Attachment for Tripod24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287294 A1
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