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F41A 9/00

Feeding or loading of ammunition ( ; adaptations for feeding or loading missiles from magazines in air guns F41B11/50); Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges (cartridge extractors or ejectors F41A15/00)

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  • F41A 9/49 Internally-powered drives, i.e. operated by propellant charge energy, e.g. couplings, clutches, energy accumulators
  • F41A 9/52 Arrangements for changing from automatic or magazine-loading to hand-loading
  • F41A 9/53 Charged-condition indicators, i.e. indicating the presence of a cartridge in the cartridge chamber
  • F41A 9/59 Ejectors for clips or magazines, e.g. when empty
  • F41A 9/60 Empty-cartridge-case or belt-link collectors or catchers (F41A9/81 takes precedence)
  • F41A 9/87 Ammunition handling dollies or transfer carts (F41A9/86 takes precedence)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 562
  2. BAE SYSTEMS GB 459
  3. RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 444
  4. RAYTHEON COMPANY US 412
  5. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 407
  6. AXON ENTERPRISE US 359
  7. LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 290
  8. KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 282
  9. SHELTERED WINGS, INC. D/B/A VORTEX OPTICS US 255
  10. THALES FR 228