F41J 9/18
Traps or throwing-apparatus therefor
F41J9/18 (Traps or throwing-apparatus therefor) appears on 143 US grants and 104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F41J- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 104
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 173
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 4 |
| 2015 | 7 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Base for a target launching machine14 Jul 2026US 12,680,793 B2Laporte Holding
- Sports shooting target and a launching head and corresponding device12 May 2026US 12,624,930 B2Nordic Sporting Clays Aps
- Flying disc(s) with handle10 Mar 2026US 12,569,778 B2
- Clay target throwers and related methods23 Dec 2025US 12,504,260 B2Ferus Outdoors LLC
- Adjustable launchers25 Nov 2025US 12,480,748 B2Laporte Holding
- Shooting Target Launcher6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227161 A1AOB Products Company
- Shooting target launcher23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210679 A1AOB Products Company
- Clay target range monitoring system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177361 A1CG Range Link LLC
- Shooting target launcher7 May 2026US 2026/0126276 A1AOB Products Company
- Electronic shooting target throwing system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085915 A1AOB Products Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mounting system for clay target thrower and rifle/pistol rest60US 6,871,440 B22005
- Hand launcher for clay pigeons50US 4,076,004 AMTM Molded Products Company · 1978
- Multiple disc launcher39US 4,974,574 A1990
- Disk launcher38US 5,050,575 A1991
- Launcher apparatus for spherical and disc-shaped objects38US 5,857,451 A1999