F41A 35/06
Adaptation of guns to both right and left hand use
F41A35/06 (Adaptation of guns to both right and left hand use) appears on 347 US grants and 307 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 347
- Published applications
- 307
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 419
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2015 | 14 | 24 |
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| 2018 | 31 | 14 |
| 2019 | 20 | 17 |
| 2020 | 24 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 | 21 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 |
| 2024 | 21 | 17 |
| 2025 | 23 | 28 |
| 2026 | 9 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ambidextrous bolt release mechanism for firearm7 Apr 2026US 12,595,982 B2Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
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- Modular bolt action20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243530 A1
- Apparatus and methods for optimizing direct gas operated firearms4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153295 A1SureFire, LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Ambidextrous magazine release mechanism for firearms124US 5,519,954 A1996
- Ambidextrous bolt catch for firearms115US 7,661,219 B1Knight's Armament Company · 2010
- Rifle charging handle with ambidextrous latch100US 7,240,600 B12007
- Front grip for a firearm93US 5,048,215 ACalico Light Weapon Systems · 1991
- Ambidextrous gun magazine release92US 4,521,985 A1985