F41A 35/02
Dust- or weather-protection caps or covers
Official title: Dust- or weather-protection caps or covers (protecting-caps for trigger guards F41A17/54)
F41A35/02 (Dust- or weather-protection caps or covers) appears on 187 US grants and 166 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 187
- Published applications
- 166
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 283
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 14 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Accessory mounting attachment for rifle1 Sep 2026US 12,723,846 B1
- Apparatus, methods, and system for retarding heat dissipating from the barrel of a firearm28 Apr 2026US 12,613,073 B2
- Firearm3 Mar 2026US 12,566,040 B2Staccato 2011, LLC
- Protector for hand of firearm user and method for use thereof24 Feb 2026US 12,560,403 B2
- Firearm receiver cover and closure assembly3 Feb 2026US 12,540,789 B2Midwest Industries, Inc.
- Protective cover for sighting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309449 A1
- Cover Systems For Firearm Handguards30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219007 A1
- Thin, flexible protective firearm cover2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185796 A1
- Protector for hand of firearm user and method for use thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185797 A1
- Bullet Casing Pouch25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177334 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic or semi-automatic rifle121US 8,051,595 B2Colt Defense LLC · 2011
- Low-recoil firearm with noncircular guide rod for angularly locating bolt carrier assembly94US 4,553,469 A1985
- Detachable protective cover for a firearm56US 4,858,361 A1989
- Rail cover for firearm rail systems48US 6,725,594 B22004
- Automatic or semi-automatic rifle44US 8,640,372 B2Colt Defense LLC · 2014