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F41A 21/00

Barrels or gun tubes; Muzzle attachments; Barrel mounting means

Introduced: January 1990

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
WEAPONS
Subclass:
FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE

Related Keywords

BARREL(S) for ordnanceBARREL(S) for small armsmodifications of BARREL(S) for small arms

15 direct subcodes

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  • F41A 21/1 Insert barrels, i.e. barrels for firing reduced calibre ammunition and being mounted within the normal barrels
  • F41A 21/2 Barrels or gun tubes characterised by the material
  • F41A 21/22 Barrels which have undergone surface treatment, e.g. phosphating
  • F41A 21/24 Barrels or gun tubes with fins or ribs, e.g. for cooling
  • F41A 21/26 specially adapted for recoil reinforcement, e.g. for training purposes
  • F41A 21/28 Gas-expansion chambers; Barrels provided with gas-relieving ports
  • F41A 21/3 Silencers
  • F41A 21/44 Insulation jackets; Protective jackets
  • F41A 21/46 Barrels having means for separating sabots from projectiles
  • F41A 21/48 Barrel mounting means, e.g. releasable mountings for replaceable barrels

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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