F41C 23/18
Butts: characterised by the material used
Official title: characterised by the material used (F41C23/08 takes precedence)
F41C23/18 (Butts: characterised by the material used) appears on 82 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41C- Granted patents
- 82
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 141
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Stock for a firearm and method of manufacturing a stock for a firearm15 Sep 2026US 12,736,303 B2Dikar, S. Coop.
- Smart firearm safety device4 Nov 2025US 12,460,885 B2Alarm.com Incorporated
- Laser induced friction surface on firearm21 Oct 2025US 12,449,231 B2Zpe Licensing Inc.
- One-piece gunstock of advanced composite material for firearm and manufacturing method thereof27 May 2025US 12,313,374 B2Sabatti S.p.A.
- Optimized firearm panel20 May 2025US 12,305,956 B2
- Stock for a firearm and method of manufacturing a stock for a firearm11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160521 A1Dikar, S. Coop.
- Carbon fiber firearm stock19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048558 A1MDT Sporting Goods
- Smart firearm safety device5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036384 A1Alarm.com Incorporated
- Laser induced friction surface on firearm8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009617 A1Zpe Licensing Inc.
- Carbon fiber gun stock and methods of fabrication6 Mar 2025US 2025/0075999 A1Gunwerks, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Synthetic material rifle stock with panel inserts88US 4,674,216 ASturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. · 1987
- Rifle buttstock assembly79US 4,512,101 AChandler Evans Inc. · 1985
- Leather inlay pistol grip and method of manufacture65US 4,346,530 A1982
- Handgun having a polymer frame62US 6,401,379 B12002
- Long gun stock59US 6,301,817 B12001