CPC Subgroup
F41A 23/48 elastic
Full Title
Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles (F41A25/00, F41A27/00 take precedence) > Trail spades > elastic
Filing statistics
CPC F41A 23/48 belongs to the parent subclass F41A, which recorded 19,852 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,342 in 2013 to 1,551 in 2023 (+16%), peaking at 2,199 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class F41 are NEXTER SYSTEMS (562 applications), BAE SYSTEMS (459 applications) and RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION (444 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 562
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 459
- RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 444
- RAYTHEON COMPANY US 412
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 407
- AXON ENTERPRISE US 359
- LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 290
- KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 282
- SHELTERED WINGS, INC. D/B/A VORTEX OPTICS US 255
- THALES FR 228