F41B 3/00
Sling weapons
Official title: Sling weapons (throwing-apparatus for clay-pigeon or clay-disc targets F41J9/18)
F41B3/00 (Sling weapons) appears on 363 US grants and 255 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41B- Granted patents
- 363
- Published applications
- 255
- Assignees
- 100
- Inventors
- 452
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 11 |
| 2004 | 10 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 |
| 2011 | 11 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 20 |
| 2014 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 19 | 20 |
| 2016 | 20 | 18 |
| 2017 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 |
| 2019 | 18 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Magazine-type slingshot1 Sep 2026US 12,723,835 B1
- Spring-assisted digit mounted device for launching projectiles26 May 2026US 12,636,574 B2SHR Holdings LLC
- Flying disc(s) with handle10 Mar 2026US 12,569,778 B2
- Fidget toy17 Feb 2026US 12,551,816 B1
- Variable payload launch device14 Oct 2025US 12,442,622 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Slingshot27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251416 A1
- Shooting target launcher7 May 2026US 2026/0126276 A1AOB Products Company
- Shooting target launcher29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029220 A1AOB Products Company
- Shooting target launcher29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029221 A1AOB Products Company
- Shooting target launcher22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022920 A1AOB Products Company
Most cited
By later US patents