F41J 5/00
Target indicating systems
Official title: Target indicating systems; Target-hit or score detecting systems {(for shooting or hurling games A63F9/0204; devices for measuring projectile velocity using optical means G01P3/685)}
F41J5/00 (Target indicating systems) appears on 831 US grants and 838 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41J- Granted patents
- 831
- Published applications
- 838
- Assignees
- 439
- Inventors
- 1,641
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 15 |
| 2003 | 6 | 23 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 11 | 19 |
| 2006 | 8 | 18 |
| 2007 | 11 | 28 |
| 2008 | 7 | 19 |
| 2009 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 11 | 19 |
| 2011 | 13 | 19 |
| 2012 | 13 | 34 |
| 2013 | 22 | 28 |
| 2014 | 27 | 42 |
| 2015 | 28 | 43 |
| 2016 | 27 | 60 |
| 2017 | 39 | 64 |
| 2018 | 43 | 48 |
| 2019 | 51 | 71 |
| 2020 | 46 | 46 |
| 2021 | 31 | 49 |
| 2022 | 23 | 42 |
| 2023 | 26 | 33 |
| 2024 | 35 | 46 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 |
| 2026 | 34 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F41J 5/04Electric hit-indicating systems228
- F41J 5/02Photo-electric hit-detector systems203
- F41J 5/24Targets producing a particular effect when hit138
- F41J 5/14Apparatus for signalling hits or scores to the shooter136
- F41J 5/10Cinematographic hit-indicating systems131
- F41J 5/06Acoustic hit-indicating systems, i.e. detecting of shock waves86
- F41J 5/18Targets having hit-indicating means actuated or moved mechanically when the target has74
- F41J 5/08Infrared hit-indicating systems35
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By later US patents
- Target apparatus587US 4,349,728 AAustralasian Training Aids (Pty.) Ltd. · 1982
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