F41 WEAPONS
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- WEAPONS
Description
F41 encompasses mechanical weapons and their components, including firearms, artillery, ammunition, and related firing mechanisms. This class covers the design and manufacture of conventional kinetic weapons systems such as guns, cannons, rifles, pistols, and their constituent parts (barrels, actions, breech mechanisms). It also includes non-firearm weapons like bows, crossbows, and catapults, as well as ammunition types, propellant charges, and ignition systems. Related blasting applications and pyrotechnic devices are covered under the broader F section heading, though primary focus remains on weaponry mechanisms and their technical implementation.
Additional Content
stock the portion of a long gun that supports or affixes the working components of the firearm.
Related Keywords
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F41A FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41B WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F41C SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS OR RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- F41F APPARATUS FOR LAUNCHING PROJECTILES OR MISSILES FROM BARRELS, e.g. CANNONS; LAUNCHERS FOR ROCKETS OR TORPEDOES; HARPOON GUNS
- F41G WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
- F41H ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
- F41J TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 509
- AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 461
- RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 409
- BAE SYSTEMS GB 388
- CHONGQING JIANSHE INDUSTRY (GROUP) COMPANY 352
- AXON ENTERPRISE US 345
- LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 323
- RAYTHEON COMPANY US 320
- KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 263
- NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 228