F41C 3/14
Revolvers
Official title: Revolvers (F41C3/10 takes precedence; sealing aspects F41A3/76; using a revolving drum magazine for feeding revolver-type guns other than revolvers F41A9/27; extractors or ejectors therefor F41A15/02)
F41C3/14 (Revolvers) appears on 155 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41C- Granted patents
- 155
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 151
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 7 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Preloaded disposable cylinder system for revolver31 Mar 2026US 12,590,781 B1
- Bottom chamber firing revolver21 Oct 2025US 12,449,229 B1
- Open frame revolver with changeable drum27 May 2025US 12,313,375 B2
- Firearm lock mechanism4 Feb 2025US 12,215,941 B2Elucidamus LLC
- Revolver12 Nov 2024US 12,140,400 B2NRArms
- Improved firearm lock mechanism19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198719 A1Elucidamus LLC
- Multi-caliber survival weapon platform system for revolver/shotgun6 Jun 2024US 2024/0183631 A1
- Open frame revolver with changeable drum21 Mar 2024US 2024/0093963 A1Zenk LLC
- Firearm lock mechanism23 Nov 2023US 2023/0375298 A1Elucidamus LLC
- Automatic loading revolver16 Nov 2023US 2023/0366645 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Compact foldable firearm with survival tools63US 8,196,328 B22012
- Gun with pivoting barrel, rotary ammunition cylinder, and double action firing mechanism45US 5,160,795 ACrosman Corporation · 1992
- Easy-on, easy-off sighting aid mount for a revolver43US 5,042,186 A1991
- Firearm with interchangeable barrels and ammunition cylinders31US 4,297,801 AAlan I. Gerald Corporation · 1981
- Gun with pivoting barrel, rotary ammunition cylinder, and double action firing mechanism31US 5,704,150 ACrosman Corporation · 1998