F41G 1/38
Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance
Official title: Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance (telescopic sights in general G02B); Supports or mountings therefor {(Means for mounting sighting or aiming devices on firearms F41G11/001)}
F41G1/38 (Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnance) appears on 1,127 US grants and 1,188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41G- Granted patents
- 1,127
- Published applications
- 1,188
- Assignees
- 342
- Inventors
- 1,281
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 9 |
| 2003 | 12 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 | 11 |
| 2005 | 4 | 17 |
| 2006 | 4 | 31 |
| 2007 | 11 | 19 |
| 2008 | 15 | 28 |
| 2009 | 23 | 24 |
| 2010 | 21 | 15 |
| 2011 | 21 | 31 |
| 2012 | 34 | 59 |
| 2013 | 31 | 45 |
| 2014 | 54 | 71 |
| 2015 | 64 | 65 |
| 2016 | 67 | 79 |
| 2017 | 71 | 71 |
| 2018 | 58 | 76 |
| 2019 | 83 | 76 |
| 2020 | 68 | 71 |
| 2021 | 60 | 70 |
| 2022 | 60 | 67 |
| 2023 | 46 | 69 |
| 2024 | 69 | 83 |
| 2025 | 69 | 59 |
| 2026 | 43 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41G 1/387Mounting telescopic sights on smallarms104
- F41G 1/383Protection means therefor103
- F41G 1/393Mounting telescopic sights on ordnance37
- F41G 1/384Adjustment turrets, i.e. mechanisms having a rotary knob for adjusting the direction0
- F41G 1/386Reticles, i.e. aiming references visible to the user such as crosshairs0
Recent patents
- Sight and compensating mechanism thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,754,410 B2Asia Optical Co., Inc.
- Protective cover for an optic device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,306 B2Sheltered Wings, Inc.
- Enhanced precision disturbed zero sighting system for long-range target engagement15 Sep 2026US 12,736,307 B2
- Optical sight and information display method1 Sep 2026US 12,723,843 B2Light Optical Works, Ltd.
- Device, assembly, system and method for optical sight use25 Aug 2026US 12,716,687 B2Primary Arms, LLC
- Protective cover for sighting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309449 A1
- Illuminated Sighting System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309460 A1HiViz, LLC
- Navigation device for an optical system for aiming and observing a scene, and method for determining an attitude for such an optical system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309461 A1Safran Electronics & Defense
- Viewing optic with software capabilities implemented by an enabler24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288932 A1Sheltered Wings Inc. d/b/a Vortex Optics
- Alignment ring for scope17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276344 A1Crimson Trace Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gunsight and reticle therefor220US 5,920,995 A1999
- Gunsight and reticle therefor220US 6,032,374 A2000
- Apparatus and method for displaying and storing impact points of firearm projectiles on a sight field of view215US 5,026,158 A1991
- Laser assisted telescopic target sighting system and method213US 5,491,546 A1996
- Range compensating rifle scope208US 6,269,581 B12001