F41A 3/02
Block action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being transverse to the
Official title: Block action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being transverse to the barrel axis
F41A3/02 (Block action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being transverse to the) appears on 118 US grants and 59 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 118
- Published applications
- 59
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 193
- Latest grant
- 27 May 2025
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| 2022 | 1 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Safety mechanism for blowback firearm27 May 2025US 12,313,364 B2Sig Sauer, Inc.
- Locking block for a gun25 Mar 2025US 12,259,206 B2
- Cannon having laser ignition system and breech window cleaning system18 Mar 2025US 12,253,318 B1Agency for Defense Development
- Laser diode primer and cannon igniting propelling charges with electrical signal using the same18 Mar 2025US 12,253,320 B1Agency for Defense Development
- Electromagnetic pistol barrel test fixture2 Apr 2024US 11,946,712 B2Bill Wiseman & Co., Inc.
- Ammunition and weapon system18 Dec 2025US 2025/0383173 A1
- Safety mechanism for blowback firearm7 Aug 2025US 2025/0251203 A1Sig Sauer, Inc.
- Safety mechanism for blowback firearm25 Jan 2024US 2024/0027151 A1Sig Sauer, Inc.
- Locking lock for a gun12 Oct 2023US 2023/0324136 A1
- Safety mechanism for blowback firearm21 Sep 2023US 2023/0296335 A1Sig Sauer, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lever-operated breechblock for muzzle-loading firearm54US 6,604,311 B1Thompson Intellectual Properties, Ltd. · 2003
- Semiautomatic pocket gun and ammunition43US 6,234,058 B12001
- Folding pistol41US 7,739,821 B12010
- Multi-lug breech mechanism34US 5,014,592 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1991
- Single shot falling block action rifle30US 4,879,827 A1989