F41B 15/02
Batons
Official title: Batons; Truncheons; Sticks; Shillelaghs
F41B15/02 (Batons) appears on 324 US grants and 218 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41B- Granted patents
- 324
- Published applications
- 218
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 399
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 | 20 |
| 2008 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 11 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 |
| 2026 | 6 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Safety locking mechanism for elastically expandable baton6 Oct 2026US 12,753,988 B2Kantas Products Co., Ltd.
- Accessory device for a conducted electrical weapon2 Jun 2026US 12,644,675 B2Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- End cap adapter for baton12 May 2026US 12,624,918 B2Defense Technology, LLC
- Sporting dowel rod14 Apr 2026US 12,599,124 B2Hangry Brand Enterprises, L.L.C.
- Locking assembly for telescoping baton17 Mar 2026US 12,578,163 B2Defense Technology, LLC
- Expandable baton holder27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248267 A1Orpaz Defense Ltd.
- Safety switch for a conducted electrical weapon11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160511 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Self-Defense Devices and Methods of Use7 May 2026US 2026/0126266 A1Evidence Tools Company, Inc.
- Stun device for weapons9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098704 A1Risen Stun Dynamics, LLC
- Systems and methods for filtering messages4 Dec 2025US 2025/0373696 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Devices using tactile feedback to deliver silent status information1,220US 8,739,033 B2Immersion Corporation · 2014
- Interactive transector device116US 4,884,809 A1989
- Immobilization weapon98US 5,654,867 A1997
- Weapon having a utilization recorder87US 4,541,191 A1985
- Personal accessory and defense baton87US 5,086,377 A1992