F41J 1/00
Targets
Official title: Targets; Target stands; Target holders (F41J2/00 - F41J11/00 take precedence; targets combined with bullet catchers F41J13/02)
F41J1/00 (Targets) appears on 450 US grants and 474 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41J- Granted patents
- 450
- Published applications
- 474
- Assignees
- 208
- Inventors
- 802
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 17 |
| 2008 | 10 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 4 | 18 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 15 |
| 2014 | 18 | 20 |
| 2015 | 8 | 30 |
| 2016 | 17 | 32 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 |
| 2018 | 28 | 35 |
| 2019 | 32 | 35 |
| 2020 | 21 | 29 |
| 2021 | 14 | 35 |
| 2022 | 17 | 23 |
| 2023 | 11 | 25 |
| 2024 | 16 | 24 |
| 2025 | 17 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Popper target system1 Sep 2026US 12,723,850 B2Challenge Targets, LLC
- Swinging target device1 Sep 2026US 12,723,851 B2Challenge Targets, LLC
- Target stand25 Aug 2026US 12,716,699 B2The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Bullet catcher target apparatus14 Jul 2026US 12,680,794 B2
- Folding target stand2 Jun 2026US 12,644,677 B2
- Portable Folding Target Stand13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235389 A1
- Shooting Target6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227160 A1AOB Products Company
- Military decoy element23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210677 A1Dobbelgänger Oy
- Shooting Target23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210678 A1AOB Products Company
- Shooting target launcher23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210679 A1AOB Products Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Moving object monitoring system244US 5,988,645 A1999
- Reusable projectile impact reflecting target for day or night use170US 5,580,063 ABirchwood Laboratories, Inc. · 1996
- Targeting system165US 5,577,733 A1996
- Method of forming a sand base article using a decomposable binder and the article formed thereby95US 5,108,677 A1992
- Environmentally acceptable frangible target compositions90US 4,623,150 AReagent Chemical & Research, Inc. · 1986