F41B 7/00
Spring guns
Official title: Spring guns ({F41J9/18 takes precedence; catapults having a cocking device F41B3/005}; catapults F41B3/02; {throwing apparatus for boomerangs A63B65/08; spring-loaded devices for projecting sporting balls A63B69/407})
F41B7/00 (Spring guns) appears on 413 US grants and 330 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41B- Granted patents
- 413
- Published applications
- 330
- Assignees
- 131
- Inventors
- 538
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 12 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 12 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 13 | 8 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 15 |
| 2013 | 15 | 20 |
| 2014 | 13 | 24 |
| 2015 | 25 | 18 |
| 2016 | 30 | 24 |
| 2017 | 16 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | 21 | 15 |
| 2020 | 23 | 20 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 |
| 2022 | 21 | 20 |
| 2023 | 11 | 23 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41B 7/08Toy guns , i.e. guns launching objects of the gliding type165
- F41B 7/003Spring guns in pistol or rifle form87
- F41B 7/04Spring guns: adapted to discharge harpoons75
- F41B 7/006Adaptations for feeding or loading missiles from magazines46
- F41B 7/02The spring forming part of the missile or projectile39
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Most cited
By later US patents
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