F41A 9/00
Feeding or loading of ammunition
Official title: Feeding or loading of ammunition ({conveying ammunition through pipes by the action of flowing gases B65G51/025} ; adaptations for feeding or loading missiles from magazines in air guns F41B11/50); Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges (cartridge extractors or ejectors F41A15/00)
F41A9/00 (Feeding or loading of ammunition) appears on 2,925 US grants and 1,931 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 2,925
- Published applications
- 1,931
- Assignees
- 797
- Inventors
- 3,342
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 44 | 0 |
| 1977 | 49 | 0 |
| 1978 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 43 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | 0 |
| 1983 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | 52 | 0 |
| 1985 | 36 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 57 | 0 |
| 1988 | 51 | 0 |
| 1989 | 64 | 0 |
| 1990 | 55 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 51 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 0 |
| 2002 | 39 | 22 |
| 2003 | 31 | 34 |
| 2004 | 47 | 30 |
| 2005 | 20 | 37 |
| 2006 | 24 | 36 |
| 2007 | 30 | 30 |
| 2008 | 21 | 40 |
| 2009 | 34 | 31 |
| 2010 | 33 | 71 |
| 2011 | 51 | 74 |
| 2012 | 56 | 84 |
| 2013 | 80 | 68 |
| 2014 | 99 | 92 |
| 2015 | 91 | 110 |
| 2016 | 104 | 117 |
| 2017 | 123 | 113 |
| 2018 | 124 | 120 |
| 2019 | 142 | 128 |
| 2020 | 148 | 129 |
| 2021 | 135 | 121 |
| 2022 | 80 | 96 |
| 2023 | 101 | 114 |
| 2024 | 102 | 95 |
| 2025 | 114 | 84 |
| 2026 | 62 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41A 9/61Magazines1,459
- F41A 9/01Feeding of unbelted ammunition542
- F41A 9/82Reloading or unloading of magazines439
- F41A 9/38Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position323
- F41A 9/54Cartridge guides, stops or positioners210
- F41A 9/29Feeding of belted ammunition177
- F41A 9/37Feeding two or more kinds of ammunition to the same gun153
- F41A 9/60Empty-cartridge-case or belt-link collectors or catchers88
All 15 subgroupsShow fewer
- F41A 9/59Ejectors for clips or magazines85
- F41A 9/35Feeding multibarrel guns77
- F41A 9/50External power or control systems60
- F41A 9/53Charged-condition indicators, i.e. indicating the presence of a cartridge in the cartridge58
- F41A 9/87Ammunition handling dollies or transfer carts46
- F41A 9/49Internally-powered drives, i.e. operated by propellant charge energy23
- F41A 9/52Arrangements for changing from automatic or magazine-loading to hand-loading11
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