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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)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges

CPC: 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)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges

CPC:

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)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 15 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • F41A 9/49 Internally-powered drives, i.e. operated by propellant charge energy, e.g. couplings, clutches, energy accumulators since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 9/52 Arrangements for changing from automatic or magazine-loading to hand-loading since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 9/53 Charged-condition indicators, i.e. indicating the presence of a cartridge in the cartridge chamber since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 9/59 Ejectors for clips or magazines, e.g. when empty since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 9/60 Empty-cartridge-case or belt-link collectors or catchers (F41A9/81 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 9/87 Ammunition handling dollies or transfer carts (F41A9/86 takes precedence) 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