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F41A 17/00

Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties

Introduced: January 1990

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 17 subcodes exist in both systems.

11 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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  • F41A 17/02 Key-operated safeties since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/04 Safeties of the combination-lock type (F41A17/02 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/14 Double-loading prevention since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/16 Cook-off prevention, i.e. prevention of spontaneous firing of a cartridge by chamber wall heat since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/18 Hang-fire prevention since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/40 Last-round safeties (F41A17/34 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/42 Safeties for locking the breech-block or bolt in a safety position (F41A17/32, F41A17/36, F41A17/40 take precedence ) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/44 Safety plugs, e.g. for plugging-up cartridge chambers since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F41,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 509
  2. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 461
  3. RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 409
  4. BAE SYSTEMS GB 388
  5. CHONGQING JIANSHE INDUSTRY (GROUP) COMPANY 352
  6. AXON ENTERPRISE US 345
  7. LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 323
  8. RAYTHEON COMPANY US 320
  9. KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 263
  10. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 228

Top Applicants (CPC)

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