F41G 5/18
Tracking systems for guns on aircraft
F41G5/18 (Tracking systems for guns on aircraft) appears on 33 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41G- Granted patents
- 33
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 20
- Inventors
- 53
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 18 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Automatic weapon subsystem selecting target, ID target, fire19 May 2026US 12,631,428 B2Advanced Weapons Systems, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for pointing logic in aircraft6 Jan 2026US 12,516,907 B2The Boeing Company
- Methods and apparatus for pointing logic in aircraft5 Nov 2024US 12,135,191 B2The Boeing Company
- Automatic weapon subsystem movably mounted barrel to strike target at firing time28 May 2024US 11,994,366 B2
- Operating device and method for remote control of arming device2 Jan 2024US 11,859,948 B2Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.
- System and method for kinetic interception of an aircraft19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049795 A1Fortem Technologies, Inc.
- Automated Handheld Weapons Linked with Drone16 Oct 2025US 2025/0321082 A1
- Methods and apparatus for pointing logic in aircraft27 Mar 2025US 2025/0102278 A1The Boeing Company
- Methods and apparatus for pointing logic in aircraft15 Aug 2024US 2024/0271911 A1The Boeing Company
- Automatic Weapon Subsystem Selecting Target, ID Target, Fire25 Jan 2024US 2024/0027169 A1Advanced Weapons Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magazine, cartridge and method for launching a countermeasure60US 10,684,099 B2Saab AB · 2020
- Control means and method for controlling an object54US 4,092,716 AMcDonnell Douglas Corporation · 1978
- Directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system and method48US 7,378,626 B2Raytheon Company · 2008
- Moving target ordnance control43US 4,549,184 AGrumman Aerospace Corporation · 1985
- Weapon delivery system30US 4,020,324 ALear Siegler, Inc. · 1977