F41B 11/52
The projectiles being loosely held in a magazine above the gun housing
Official title: the projectiles being loosely held in a magazine above the gun housing, e.g. in a hopper
F41B11/52 (The projectiles being loosely held in a magazine above the gun housing) appears on 290 US grants and 275 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41B- Granted patents
- 290
- Published applications
- 275
- Assignees
- 90
- Inventors
- 308
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 |
| 2003 | 15 | 19 |
| 2004 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 12 | 18 |
| 2006 | 10 | 24 |
| 2007 | 13 | 24 |
| 2008 | 15 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 14 | 13 |
| 2011 | 12 | 15 |
| 2012 | 14 | 11 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8 |
| 2014 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Gel lauching apparatus with hydrochromic material and porous plastic25 Aug 2026US 12,716,682 B1Hasbro, Inc.
- Projectile loader locking and operation mechanisms18 Aug 2026US 12,710,245 B2Kore Outdoor (US), Inc.
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- Paintball loader9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194326 A1Ex Company Limited
- Projectile loader having streamlined external body and internal opening mechanism14 May 2026US 2026/0133008 A1Kore Outdoor (US), Inc.
- Compressed gas projectile launching devices7 May 2026US 2026/0126262 A1Kore Outdoor (US), Inc.
- Multi-Tube Grenade Loading Device23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110514 A1Acetk Corp Ltd.
- Paintball gun barrel system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063385 A1Method Development Products LLC
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