Firearm operating system
US-2025189250-A1 · Jun 12, 2025 · US
trigger-operated, i.e. the movement of the trigger bringing a firing-pin safety into inoperative position during the firing
trigger-operated, i.e. the movement of the trigger bringing a firing-pin safety into inoperative position during the firing · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
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Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | F41A17/72 |
| Official title | trigger-operated, i.e. the movement of the trigger bringing a firing-pin safety into inoperative position during the firing |
| Display label | trigger-operated, i.e. the movement of the trigger bringing a firing-pin safety into inoperative position during the firing |
| Total patents | 27 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Firearm operating system
US-12241703-B2 · Mar 4, 2025 · US
Firearm operating system
US-2024060740-A1 · Feb 22, 2024 · US
Firearm operating system
US-11725895-B2 · Aug 15, 2023 · US
Firearm operating system
US-2022364813-A1 · Nov 17, 2022 · US
Firearm operating system
US-11421954-B2 · Aug 23, 2022 · US
Trigger with redundant striker safety
US-11274893-B1 · Mar 15, 2022 · US
Safety mechanism for hammer-operated firearms
US-11215417-B2 · Jan 4, 2022 · US
Trigger assemblies for firearms
US-11193726-B2 · Dec 7, 2021 · US
Operating system for small caliber rifles
US-11022385-B2 · Jun 1, 2021 · US
Balanced rotating drop safety
US-10823520-B2 · Nov 3, 2020 · US
Firearm operating system
US-2020340769-A1 · Oct 29, 2020 · US
Trigger assemblies for firearms
US-2020271409-A1 · Aug 27, 2020 · US
Trigger assemblies for firearms
US-10704853-B2 · Jul 7, 2020 · US
Trigger assemblies for firearms
US-2020064095-A1 · Feb 27, 2020 · US
Operating system for small caliber rifles
US-2020033079-A1 · Jan 30, 2020 · US
Balanced Rotating Drop Safety
US-2019390928-A1 · Dec 26, 2019 · US
Operating system for small caliber rifles
US-10386137-B2 · Aug 20, 2019 · US
Fire control mechanism for striker-fired pistols with enhanced safety features
US-10184742-B2 · Jan 22, 2019 · US
Operating system for small caliber rifles
US-2018164057-A1 · Jun 14, 2018 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC F41A17/72?
- CPC F41A17/72 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “trigger-operated, i.e. the movement of the trigger bringing a firing-pin safety into inoperative position during the firing.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC F41A17/72 (trigger-operated, i.e. the movement of the trigger bringing a firing-pin safety into inoperative position during the firing)?
- Our database includes 27 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC F41A17/72 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).