F41A 7/00
Auxiliary mechanisms for bringing the breech-block or bolt or the barrel to
Official title: Auxiliary mechanisms for bringing the breech-block or bolt or the barrel to the starting position before automatic firing; Drives for externally-powered guns; Remote-controlled gun chargers
F41A7/00 (Auxiliary mechanisms for bringing the breech-block or bolt or the barrel to) appears on 155 US grants and 82 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 155
- Published applications
- 82
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 198
- Latest grant
- 9 Sep 2025
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| 2022 | 3 | 11 |
| 2023 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Multiple-barrel firearm and method of use9 Sep 2025US 12,410,982 B2TMP Weapons, LLC
- Machine gun with integrated battery and motor control11 Feb 2025US 12,222,180 B2CHD Holdings, LLC
- Combat optimized ballistic remote armament with safety feature22 Oct 2024US 12,123,670 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Device and method for securing a gun3 Sep 2024US 12,078,434 B2Rade TecnologíAS, S.L.
- Combat optimized ballistic remote armament5 Dec 2023US 11,835,312 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Rotatable firearm bolt assembly and firearms including the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276342 A1
- Multiple-barrel firearm and method of use26 Jun 2025US 2025/0207882 A1TMP Weapons, LLC
- Rotatable firearm bolt assembly and firearms including the same9 May 2024US 2024/0151497 A1Dewalch Fm, LLC
- Machine gun with integrated battery and motor control23 Nov 2023US 2023/0375294 A1CHD Holdings, LLC
- Minigun with integrated battery and motor control23 Mar 2023US 2023/0092536 A1
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- Airgun71US 4,899,717 ACentre D'Innovations Et De Recherches Appliquers, societe anonyme · 1990
- Electropneumatic paintball gun, method of making and operating, and retrofit kit assembly70US 6,763,822 B12004
- Firearm having gas piston system65US 8,468,929 B2Rock River Arms, Inc. · 2013
- Rifle charging handle59US 8,960,066 B2LWRC International LLC · 2015
- Firearm having a handle assembly for charging and forward assist47US 8,156,854 B2Adcor Industries, Inc. · 2012