CPC technology class · F41

F41B - Weapons For Projecting Missiles Without Use Of Explosive…

Weapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge; weapons not otherwise provided for. 1,581 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

1,581
US patents granted: #5/7
in F41: 11.9%
F41 class share: -13%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Weapons For Projecting Missiles Without Use Of Explosive… ranks #400 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,581 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 13% over five years.

#400
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,581
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Mcp Ip
leading assignee (132): -13%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How F41B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, F41B recorded 687 grants versus 793 in 2015–2019 (-13% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2016 at 179 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 126 (+42% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee MCP IP, LLC holds 8.3% of the class ; the top three share 15.9%.

Leaderboard read

F41B concentration, lead at 8.3%

MCP IP, LLC leads this historical grant record at 8.3% of F41B - us corporation assignees hold 79% of class grants (870 of 1,097). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 8.3%
Top three share: 15.9%
Lead over #2: 60

Where F41B sits inside F41

Among 7 subclasses in F41 (Weapons), F41B ranks #5 and holds 11.9% of the parent class's 13,338 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

F41A 3,993 F41H 2,723 F41G 2,623 F41C 1,639 F41J 473 F41F 306

Rising assignees active in F41B

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Gel Blaster LLC 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 5 in F41B
#2 Zipstring LLC 6.00x 0 → 6 company-wide · 5 in F41B
#3 Combis Sport Enterprise Co., Ltd. 3.50x 2 → 7 company-wide · 12 in F41B
#4 Kore Outdoor (US), Inc. 3.00x 2 → 6 company-wide · 8 in F41B
#5 Fortem Technologies, Inc. 2.50x 6 → 15 company-wide · 8 in F41B

F41B grants by year, peak 2016 (179)

US utility-patent grants per year in F41B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 13% versus 2015–2019.

Mcp Ip

132
Hunter's Manufacturing

72
Crosman

48
Ravin Crossbows

45
Hasbro

33
Archery Innovators

29
Bear Archery

28
Barnett Outdoors

27
Poe Lang Enterprise

26
Easebon Services

25
Hoyt Archery

20
Grace Engineering

19

What this shows Mcp Ip is the most active filer in F41B, holding 132 of the 1,581 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass F41B
Rank	Company	Patents in F41B
#1	MCP IP, LLC	132
#2	Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.	72
#3	Crosman Corporation	48
#4	Ravin Crossbows, LLC	45
#5	Hasbro, Inc.	33
#6	Archery Innovators, LLC	29
#7	Bear Archery, Inc.	28
#8	Barnett Outdoors, LLC.	27
#9	POE Lang Enterprise Co., Ltd.	26
#10	Easebon Services Limited	25
#11	Hoyt Archery, Inc.	20
#12	Grace Engineering Corp.	19
#13	Guay Guay Trading Co., Ltd.	17
#14	Bowtech, LLC	15
#15	Vega Force International Corp.	14
#16	TruGlo, Inc.	13
#17	GI Sportz Direct LLC	12
#18	Real Action Paintball, Inc (RAP4)	12
#19	Combis Sport Enterprise Co., Ltd.	12
#20	Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC	11

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F41B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 F41B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near F41B's 1,581-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for F41B (#400 of 670 by volume ; lead share 8.3%) - not the F41 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

F23C 1,571 G21F 1,599 A23C 1,603 F03B 1,544

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H04M 8.3% B60K 8.3% H10H 8.4% A62B 8.3%

Questions about F41B

Which company holds the most patents in F41B?

MCP IP, LLC leads F41B with 132 patents (8.3% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 79% of class grants.

Which F41B assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in F41B, Gel Blaster LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (13x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 13 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does F41B compare inside parent class F41?

Inside F41 (Weapons), F41B ranks #5 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 11.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is F41A (3,993 grants).

What to do with this data

F41B in context - here's where to go next.

MCP IP, LLC leads F41B with 132 grants in this class. See full portfolio
F41B ranks #400 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class F41, the largest sibling subclass is F41A with 3,993 grants. Explore F41A

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - F41B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,581 grants in the tracked window).

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