F41F 1/00
Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels
Official title: Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels, e.g. cannons (F41F3/00 takes precedence); Harpoon guns
F41F1/00 (Launching apparatus for projecting projectiles or missiles from barrels) appears on 346 US grants and 266 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41F- Granted patents
- 346
- Published applications
- 266
- Assignees
- 136
- Inventors
- 543
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 |
| 2010 | 8 | 23 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 11 | 20 |
| 2013 | 16 | 5 |
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| 2017 | 17 | 13 |
| 2018 | 21 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 | 16 |
| 2020 | 26 | 16 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 10 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mortar training system for simulated firing25 Aug 2026US 12,716,674 B1By Light Professional IT Services LLC
- Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube11 Aug 2026US 12,703,521 B2AeroVironment, Inc.
- Mortar training system for simulated firing21 Jul 2026US 12,688,787 B1By Light Professional IT Services LLC
- Safing sector and method of use14 Jul 2026US 12,680,774 B2TMP Weapons, LLC
- Reusable launching tube for consumer fireworks19 May 2026US 12,631,424 B1Jake's Fireworks Inc.
- Reusable launching tube for consumer fireworks24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287305 A1Jake's Fireworks Inc.
- Rotatable firearm bolt assembly and firearms including the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276342 A1
- Launch structure ejection mechanism3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259021 A1Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Advanced 360-degree surface projectile launch helmet system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243546 A1
- Flashbang cartridge for a projectile launcher28 May 2026US 2026/0146832 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube184US 8,505,430 B2AeroVironment, Inc. · 2013
- 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
- System for protecting a target from missiles68US 5,661,254 ADiehl GmbH & Co. · 1997