F41J 5/056
Switch actuation by hit-generated mechanical vibration of the target body
Official title: Switch actuation by hit-generated mechanical vibration of the target body, e.g. using shock or vibration transducers
F41J5/056 (Switch actuation by hit-generated mechanical vibration of the target body) appears on 57 US grants and 71 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41J- Granted patents
- 57
- Published applications
- 71
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 157
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Shooting game having programmable targets and course for use therewith111US 5,320,358 ARPB, Ltd. · 1994
- Golf simulator and analyzer system101US 5,056,791 A1991
- Impact detection system83US 8,079,247 B2Zephyr Technology Corporation · 2011
- Target reporting system39US 5,095,433 ACoyote Manufacturing, Inc. · 1992
- Target shooting system and method of use32US 8,523,185 B12013