F41G 3/14
Indirect aiming means
F41G3/14 (Indirect aiming means) appears on 872 US grants and 868 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41G- Granted patents
- 872
- Published applications
- 868
- Assignees
- 382
- Inventors
- 1,490
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7 | 23 |
| 2009 | 18 | 35 |
| 2010 | 15 | 20 |
| 2011 | 25 | 22 |
| 2012 | 21 | 50 |
| 2013 | 34 | 32 |
| 2014 | 26 | 42 |
| 2015 | 46 | 46 |
| 2016 | 51 | 66 |
| 2017 | 39 | 38 |
| 2018 | 39 | 53 |
| 2019 | 62 | 47 |
| 2020 | 49 | 59 |
| 2021 | 47 | 61 |
| 2022 | 45 | 51 |
| 2023 | 41 | 50 |
| 2024 | 59 | 53 |
| 2025 | 46 | 44 |
| 2026 | 30 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41G 3/16Sighting devices adapted for indirect laying of fire518
- F41G 3/145Using a target illuminator182
- F41G 3/142Based on observation of a first shoot161
- F41G 3/147Based on detection of a firing weapon70
- F41G 3/18Auxiliary target devices adapted for indirect laying of fire25
- F41G 3/20Specially adapted for mountain artillery9
Recent patents
- Weapon usage monitoring system having real-time performance metrics feedback based on discharge event detection29 Sep 2026US 12,747,922 B2Armaments Research Company, Inc.
- Enhanced precision disturbed zero sighting system for long-range target engagement15 Sep 2026US 12,736,307 B2
- Human detection and warning method, sighting device and computer-readable storage medium1 Sep 2026US 12,723,844 B2Raytron Technology Co., Ltd.
- Firearm sighting device and system25 Aug 2026US 12,716,689 B2
- High energy laser defense weapon system with automated UAS detection and classification functionality25 Aug 2026US 12,716,695 B2Kord Technologies, LLC
- Machine to Machine Targeting Maintaining Positive Identification1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299620 A1AeroVironment, Inc.
- Firearm System that Tracks Points of Aim of a Firearm24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287307 A1
- Optic Devices with Multiple Ballistic Profiles And Methods of Switching Between Ballistic Profiles24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287308 A1Gunwerks, LLC
- Designation system comprising an apparatus for tracking a designation of at least one target17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276347 A1Safran Electronics & Defense
- Archery bow trainer6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227149 A1AccuBow LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Head mounted video display and remote camera system330US 5,005,213 AVaro, Inc. · 1991
- Head mounted video display and remote camera system250US 4,786,966 AVaro, Inc. · 1988
- Weapon aiming system183US 5,686,690 AComputing Devices Canada Ltd. · 1997
- Head mounted video display and remote camera system153US 4,970,589 AVaro, Inc. · 1990
- Guided fire control system151US 5,822,713 AContraves USA · 1998