F41C 33/02
Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn
Official title: Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
F41C33/02 (Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn) appears on 1,071 US grants and 1,079 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41C- Granted patents
- 1,071
- Published applications
- 1,079
- Assignees
- 290
- Inventors
- 1,297
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 34 | 60 |
| 2025 | 44 | 58 |
| 2026 | 27 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41C 33/04Special attachments therefor657
- F41C 33/0209Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most500
- F41C 33/0263Having a locking system for preventing unauthorized or accidental removal of the277
- F41C 33/0236Half-holsters covering by encircling only a part of the small arm153
- F41C 33/029Combined with electronic devices108
- F41C 33/0245Skeleton-holsters93
- F41C 33/0254With accommodation for auxiliary devices mounted on the small arm69
- F41C 33/0272Having means for facilitating or accelerating the drawing of the small arm58
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Recent patents
- Holster tensioner device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,991 B2Safariland, LLC
- Draw alert system for a weapon holster29 Sep 2026US 12,747,931 B2
- Sensor device having first induction coil set and second induction coil set for determining position change of metal item29 Sep 2026US 12,748,234 B2Getac Technology Corporation
- Thumb-actuated locking holster system1 Sep 2026US 12,723,840 B2Revelyst Operations LLC
- Vertically adjustable belt loop25 Aug 2026US 12,716,686 B2Revelyst Operations LLC
- Multi-Purpose Gun Belt8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309455 A1
- Modular, adjustable holster system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298583 A1Edge-Works Manufacturing Company
- Pistol holster device with slide-charging interface1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298584 A1
- Support belt system for concealed carry holsters to work in conjunction with non-belt supporting clothing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298585 A1
- Expandable holster24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287304 A1Ronin Tactics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic security system for weapons249US 5,525,966 AEagle Electronics, Inc. · 1996
- Rotational holster for an electronic device181US 6,752,299 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. · 2004
- Offset accessory mount126US 7,735,255 B1Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited LLC · 2010
- Weapon use monitoring and recording system116US 5,479,149 A1995
- Molded semi-universal holster95US 7,258,259 B12007