F41C 7/00
Shoulder-fired smallarms
Official title: Shoulder-fired smallarms, e.g. rifles, carbines, shotguns (specially adapted for underwater use F41C9/06)
F41C7/00 (Shoulder-fired smallarms) appears on 328 US grants and 268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41C- Granted patents
- 328
- Published applications
- 268
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 390
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 9 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 14 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 12 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 15 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 | 13 |
| 2017 | 13 | 21 |
| 2018 | 23 | 24 |
| 2019 | 21 | 18 |
| 2020 | 21 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 19 |
| 2022 | 11 | 14 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 21 |
| 2026 | 12 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41C 7/02Pump-action guns, i.e. guns having a reciprocating handgrip beneath the barrel for90
- F41C 7/11Breakdown shotguns or rifles69
- F41C 7/06Lever-action guns, i.e. guns having a rocking lever for loading or cocking30
- F41C 7/12Gallery rifles11
- F41C 7/04Shoulder-fired smallarms: with reciprocating handgrip under the buttstock for loading or cocking2
Recent patents
- Lever-action firearm and kit for constructing the same6 Oct 2026US 12,753,983 B2Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Modular bullpup firearm14 Jul 2026US 12,680,781 B2Atlas Engineering LLC
- Integrated feed ramp for a shotgun30 Jun 2026US 12,669,301 B2Palmetto State Armory, LLC
- Break-barrel firearm12 May 2026US 12,624,908 B2Zoli Antonio S.R.L.
- Semi-automatic shotgun and components thereof21 Apr 2026US 12,607,426 B2Savage Arms, Inc.
- Devices and methods for attaching a shotgun magazine tube8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309441 A1Palmetto State Armory, LLC
- Ammunition convertible firearm16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202154 A1Ares Defense Systems, Inc.
- Firearm Barrel for Lever Action Firearm11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160514 A1Blackstone Firearms, LLC
- Systems and Methods for Firearm Suppression21 May 2026US 2026/0139919 A1Kotter Group, LLC
- Modular bullpup firearm21 May 2026US 2026/0139923 A1Atlas Engineering LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gas operated firearm150US 5,827,992 AColt's Manufacturing Company Inc. · 1998
- Gas operated firearm138US 5,726,377 AColt's Manufacturing Company Inc. · 1998
- Underbarrel shotgun91US 6,418,655 B12002
- Combination pump action autoloading rifle and shotgun84US 4,867,039 ASpecial Service Arms Mfg. Inc. · 1989
- Net gun76US 4,912,869 ATetra Industries Pty. Limited · 1990