F41A 9/01
Feeding of unbelted ammunition
F41A9/01 (Feeding of unbelted ammunition) appears on 542 US grants and 277 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
- 542
- Published applications
- 277
- Assignees
- 201
- Inventors
- 736
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 9 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 10 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 10 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 |
| 2014 | 20 | 9 |
| 2015 | 13 | 16 |
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| 2017 | 22 | 15 |
| 2018 | 16 | 11 |
| 2019 | 13 | 11 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 18 |
| 2022 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 14 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41A 9/06Using cyclically moving conveyors, i.e. conveyors having ammunition pusher or carrier elements236
- F41A 9/24Using a movable magazine or clip as feeding element184
- F41A 9/04Using endless-chain belts carrying a plurality of ammunition72
- F41A 9/02Using wheel conveyors44
- F41A 9/03Using screw or rotary-spiral conveyors13
Recent patents
- Automatic shooting device of toy gun15 Sep 2026US 12,736,300 B2Guay Guay Trading Co., Ltd.
- Feeding mechanism and method for toy projectile launcher25 Aug 2026US 12,716,671 B2Easebon Services Limited
- Integrated feed ramp for a shotgun30 Jun 2026US 12,669,301 B2Palmetto State Armory, LLC
- Arrangement for feeding ammunition to a weapon19 May 2026US 12,631,413 B2BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
- Arrangement for feeding ammunition to a weapon21 Apr 2026US 12,607,427 B2BAE Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag
- Magazine for an artillery installation, provided with a guide structure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287287 A1
- Feeding mechanism and method for toy projectile launcher17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276331 A1Easebon Services Limited
- Bolt action rimfire long gun6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227141 A1Savage Arms, Inc.
- Article loading system21 May 2026US 2026/0138836 A1Bharat Forge Limited
- Toy guns and magazines improved7 May 2026US 2026/0126263 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Paintball container91US 6,055,975 AThe Paintball Emporium, Inc. · 2000
- Device for storing projectile balls and for feeding them to the projectile chamber of a hand weapon82US 6,327,953 B1Armatec GmbH & CIE. KG · 2001
- Clip and indexing mechanism for a gas-operated gun64US 4,004,566 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1977
- Auto-loading firearm mechanisms and methods56US 7,137,217 B2Knight's Armament Company · 2006
- Air operated projectile firing apparatus53US 3,951,038 AVictor Comptometer Corporation · 1976