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CPC technology class · F41

F41J - Targets

Targets; target ranges; bullet catchers. 473 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

473
US patents granted
F41
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+3%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Targets ranks #548 of 670 CPC technology areas - 473 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 3% over five years.

#548
of 670 CPC technology areas
473
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Action Target
leading assignee (21)
+3%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Action Target Inc. (21 patents)

CPC subclass F41J - TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS - covers 473 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class F41 (WEAPONS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in F41J is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Action Target Inc. leads with 21 patents, followed by Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd at 10 grants and 360° Ballistics, Llc at 9.

Filing activity in F41J is up 3% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is F41J innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in F41J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 3% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads F41J?

The 12 most active assignees in TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Action Target is the most active filer in F41J, holding 21 of the 473 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass F41J
Rank Company Patents in F41J
#1 Action Target Inc. 21
#2 Phoenixdarts Co., Ltd 10
#3 360° Ballistics, Llc 9
#4 Laporte Holding 9
#5 HONG International Corporation 8
#6 Apex Tactical Specialties, Inc. 6
#7 Laporte Holding (sas) 6
#8 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 5
#9 Laser Aiming Systems Corporation 5
#10 Huntercraft Limited 4
#11 JMA Outdoors, Inc. 4
#12 Modular High-end Ltd. 4
#13 Hasbro, Inc. 3
#14 Surefire, Llc 3
#15 AOB Products Company 3
#16 Indian Industries, Inc. 3
#17 IHI Aerospace Co., Ltd. 3
#18 Tactacam Llc 3
#19 Umarex USA, Inc. 3
#20 T-worx Holdings, Llc 3

About This Class

CPC subclass F41J belongs to class F41.

473 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F41J 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 F41J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 F41J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 8101214161820 0510152025 Patents in F41J Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Action TargetPhoenixdarts360° BallisticsLaporte HoldingHong InternationalApex Tactical Special…Laporte Holding (Sas)Rheinmetall Waffe Mun…Laser Aiming SystemsHuntercraftJma OutdoorsModular High-endHasbroSurefire
Top 14 F41J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class F41J?
CPC subclass F41J covers TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS. It belongs to CPC class F41 (WEAPONS), with 473 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in F41J?
473 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass F41J between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in F41J?
Action Target Inc. leads F41J with 21 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for F41J collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., F41) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like F41J provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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