F41G 11/001
Means for mounting sighting or aiming devices on firearms
Official title: {Means for mounting sighting or aiming devices on firearms}
F41G11/001 (Means for mounting sighting or aiming devices on firearms) appears on 1,567 US grants and 1,615 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41G- Granted patents
- 1,567
- Published applications
- 1,615
- Assignees
- 507
- Inventors
- 1,822
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 49 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Locating fastener for firearm optic6 Oct 2026US 12,753,994 B2Axts Inc
- Firearm accessory mounting interface22 Sep 2026US 12,742,611 B2Magpul Industries Corp.
- Gun mounted recording device with quick release battery15 Sep 2026US 12,736,314 B1Laser Aiming Systems Corporation
- Accessory mounting attachment for rifle1 Sep 2026US 12,723,846 B1
- 3D printed bolt receiver with reinforcing blade and picatinny rail25 Aug 2026US 12,716,667 B2
- Optical Sight Mounting System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309463 A1Trijicon, Inc.
- Rail slot insert for a firearm rail interface system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309464 A1UNITY Tactical, LLC
- Mounting systems suitable for mounting vision systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309973 A1Swift Universal Optical Systems LLC
- Optics mounting system for a firearm1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298586 A1HS Produkt D.O.O.
- Modular scope mounting system with serrated interfaces for mounting components24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287310 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Universal mount for rifle240US 5,590,484 A1997
- Modular laser aiming system202US 5,033,219 AEmerging Technologies, Inc. · 1991
- Modular sleeve202US 6,490,822 B12002
- Laser range finding apparatus199US 5,669,174 A1997
- Rail adapter handguard systems for firearms199US 5,826,363 AKnight's Armament Company · 1998