F41C 23/04
Folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts
Official title: Folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts (articulated or collapsible guns F41A11/04)
F41C23/04 (Folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts) appears on 367 US grants and 340 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41C- Granted patents
- 367
- Published applications
- 340
- Assignees
- 152
- Inventors
- 430
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 11 | 16 |
| 2011 | 11 | 9 |
| 2012 | 15 | 25 |
| 2013 | 19 | 9 |
| 2014 | 22 | 13 |
| 2015 | 14 | 20 |
| 2016 | 27 | 23 |
| 2017 | 19 | 17 |
| 2018 | 16 | 14 |
| 2019 | 21 | 26 |
| 2020 | 27 | 25 |
| 2021 | 27 | 28 |
| 2022 | 22 | 17 |
| 2023 | 22 | 19 |
| 2024 | 22 | 13 |
| 2025 | 13 | 20 |
| 2026 | 12 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Stock for a firearm8 Sep 2026US 12,729,929 B2Caracal International, LLC
- Adjustable stock systems for weapons1 Sep 2026US 12,723,836 B2Vantac Technologies LLC
- Slider mechanism for collapsible firearm stock25 Aug 2026US 12,716,684 B2Magpul Industries Corp.
- Closable pistol stabilizer assembly11 Aug 2026US 12,704,351 B1RT Recover Innovations Ltd.
- Adjustable firearm stock with passive tensioning mechanism4 Aug 2026US 12,698,946 B2Magpul Industries Corp.
- Adjustable firearm stock with passive tensioning mechanism24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287303 A1
- Folding rifle stock3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259025 A1
- Pistol stock20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243539 A13rd Point LLC
- Brace attachment for a firearm13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235381 A1Cmmg, Inc.
- Folding stock adapter for military-style assault rifles and a method for its use13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235382 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Grip and stock assembly for facilitating use of a compact gun171US 4,735,007 AUZI R & D Associates · 1988
- Rifle154US 6,848,351 B12005
- Collapsible buttstock for firearm133US 7,162,822 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2007
- Quick detachable stock system and method121US 5,173,564 A1992
- Modular gunstock118US 6,651,371 B22003