F41A 9/38
Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position
F41A9/38 (Loading arrangements, i.e. for bringing the ammunition into the firing position) appears on 323 US grants and 189 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41A- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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| 2026 | 5 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41A 9/39Ramming arrangements155
- F41A 9/45The cartridge chamber or the barrel as a whole being tiltable or79
- F41A 9/46The cartridge chamber being formed by two complementary elements, movable one relative30
- F41A 9/47Using forwardly-sliding barrels or barrel parts for loading23
- F41A 9/48Loading by gravitational force7
Recent patents
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- Large-caliber gun having a breech assembly with multiple chambers31 Mar 2026US 12,590,771 B2Knds France
- Assembly for positioning and keeping in position a projectile in a stretcher and loading-aid device comprising such an assembly24 Feb 2026US 12,560,393 B2Knds France
- A mechanism system for fully and semi-automatic rifles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276333 A1Retay Silah Otomotiv Insaat Ve Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi
- Firearm for use with ordnance of varying lengths12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071834 A1O. F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
- Ammunition blank and corresponding bolt5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063402 A1Sig Sauer, Inc.
- Slide takedown and magazine disconnect assembly for firearms25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389503 A1Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
- Large-caliber gun having a breech assembly with multiple chambers4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369712 A1Knds France
Most cited
By later US patents
- Jam-free bulk loader for a paintball gun155US 5,282,454 ACM Support, Inc. · 1994
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- Self-actuating blow forward firearm54US 5,123,329 A1992
- Air operated projectile firing apparatus53US 3,951,038 AVictor Comptometer Corporation · 1976