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Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

Primary CPC class F42 · Section F

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 370 patents in 2012.peak 3701996: 163 patents19961997: 162 patents1998: 183 patents1999: 177 patents19992000: 169 patents2001: 274 patents2002: 247 patents20022003: 251 patents2004: 217 patents2005: 179 patents20052006: 219 patents2007: 183 patents2008: 182 patents20082009: 201 patents2010: 266 patents2011: 311 patents20112012: 370 patents2013: 369 patents2014: 328 patents20142015: 328 patents2016: 338 patents2017: 317 patents20172018: 313 patents2019: 345 patents2020: 310 patents20202021: 336 patents2022: 302 patents2023: 281 patents20232024: 297 patents2025: 277 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Lonnie Burrow 7 True Velocity Ip Holdings
2 Jahangir S. Rastegar 6 Omnitek Partners
3 John J. Spilotro 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#4 Keith A. Kerns 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#5 Brandon J. Cundiff 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#6 Erik K. Carlson 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#7 Gregory Burke 3 US Army
#8 Jae-Woo Kim 3 KAIST
#9 Jesse T. Waddell 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#10 John F. Kostka 3 US Army
#11 Luis M. Lavrador 3 US Army
#12 Martin Connolly 3 Spinergy
#13 Richard T. Murray 3 Omnitek Partners
#14 Tod Boretto 3 Aldila Golf
#15 Wayne Y. Lee 3 RTX (Raytheon)
#16 William E. Pedersen 3 Out Rage
#17 Adam J. Birk 2 Battenfeld Technologies
#18 Andy Oden Burn 2 Bae Systems Plc
#19 Bradley M. Biggs 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#20 Brock Zobell 2 Gold Tip
#21 Christian Eitschberger 2 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#22 Chris Janow 2 Omnitek Partners
#23 Craig Charles Schlenter 2 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#24 David John Costin 2 Bae Systems Plc
#25 David B. Fricke 2 Lehigh Defense
#26 Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. 2 Aob Products
#27 Dean Mook 2 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#28 Drew L. Goodlin 2 Vista Outdoor Operations
#29 Fredrik Ohlson 2 —
#30 Frank Haron Preiss 2 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#31 Gary Buntain 2 Ward-Kraft
#32 George D. Budy 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#33 Hanners Gevedon 2 —
#34 Hans-Jurgen Neugebauer 2 Presspart Gmbh &Co. Kg
#35 Helmut Hartl 2 Schott Ag
#36 James Gianladis 2 Battenfeld Technologies
#37 James Tayon 2 Aob Products
#38 John Hultman 2 Safariland
#39 Jong Sang Lee 2 Hynix (Hyundai Electronics)
#40 John Marshall 2 Cancer Research Technology Limited
#41 Jonathan Mohler 2 Spectre Enterprises
#42 Juan Carlos Marin 2 Polyone
#43 Kevin E. Brown 2 Brown Innovation
#44 Kevin R. Coffey 2 University Of Central Florida
#45 Kevin Powell 2 Qinetiq Limited
#46 Lawrence P. Head 2 Vista Outdoor Operations
#47 Liam McNelis 2 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#48 Markus Graswald 2 Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh
#49 Matthew R. Jones 2 Bae Systems Plc
#50 Matthew Kinamore 2 Aob Products
#51 Mehul Patel 2 Orbital Research
#52 Michael Cottrell 2 Aob Products
#53 Michael Poehlman 2 Battenfeld Technologies
#54 Michael Shaun Rumfitt 2 Bae Systems Plc
#55 Paul Lemke 2 Hanwha Powersystems Co.
#56 Paul Suchy 2 Orbital Research
#57 Richard Dratler 2 Omnitek Partners
#58 Riaan Van Wyk 2 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#59 Roland Alford 2 —
#60 Robert W. Citro 2 Bae Systems Land & Armaments
#61 Ryan Hooke 2 US Army
#62 Ryan Kraft 2 Ward-Kraft
#63 Thomas H. Bootes 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#64 Thomas Pfeiffer 2 Basf Se
#65 Thilo Scharf 2 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#66 Tim B. Bonbrake 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#67 Tim Kinney 2 Battenfeld Technologies
#68 Timothy Mohler 2 Spectre Materials Sciences
#69 T. Terry Ng 2 The University Of Toledo
#70 James R. Kottman 1 Rockwell Collins
#71 Peter Greenwald 1 Unknown
#72 Aaron Jay Wiebe 1 Arc Technology Holding Limited
#73 Adriana Willempje Blom 1 The Boeing
#74 Akash Shah 1 US Army
#75 Alfiero Balzano 1 Basic Electronics
#76 Alexey Bouhryakov 1 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems
#77 Alan B. Cain 1 Orbital Research
#78 Alan Davies 1 Bae Systems Plc
#79 Albert Gene Higdon, Jr. 1 Hsg
#80 Albertus Abraham Labuschagne 1 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#81 Alan D. Pestana 1 —
#82 Alfredo Ramos 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#83 Alastair Gordon Scott 1 —
#84 Alexander Simon 1 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
#85 Alexander Vainshtein 1 Eci Telecom
#86 André Johann Buys 1 Shell Oil Compny
#87 Andrew DeMedeiros 1 Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense
#88 Angel Diaz 1 US Air Force
#89 Andrew P Douglas 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#90 Andrew B. Facciano 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#91 Andrew Gibbons 1 B/E Aerospace
#92 Anthony John Higham 1 —
#93 Andre Louis Koekemoer 1 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#94 Andrew Moramarco 1 US Army
#95 Anssi Mykkänen 1 Normet Oy
#96 Andreas Neuber 1 Applied Materials
#97 Anders Nylén 1 Saab Ab
#98 Anthony Opperman 1 Orbital Research
#99 Andrew Julian Press 1 Bae Systems Plc
#100 Andreas Seidel 1 Bayer Healthcare

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 US Army 21
2 RTX (Raytheon) 16
3 US Air Force 9
#4 True Velocity 7
#5 Orbital Atk 6
#6 Unknown 6
#7 Aldila Golf 5
#8 Detnet South Africa (Pty) 5
#9 Omnitek Partners 5
#10 Vista Outdoor Operations 5
#11 Bae Systems Plc 4
#12 Orbital Research 4
#13 The Boeing 4
#14 Bear Archery 3
#15 Dynaenergetics Gmbh & Co. Kg 3
#16 Feradyne Outdoors 3
#17 Safariland 3
#18 Bae Systems Bofors Ab 2
#19 Bae Systems Land & Armaments 2
#20 Battelle Memorial Institute 2
#21 Battenfeld Technologies 2
#22 Brown Innovation 2
#23 Gold Tip 2
#24 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 2
#25 Lehigh Defense 2
#26 Mbda France 2
#27 Olin 2
#28 Orica Explosives Technology Pty 2
#29 Qinetiq Limited 2
#30 R A Brands L.L.C. 2
#31 Ruag Ammotec Gmbh 2
#32 Saab Ab 2
#33 Schlumberger Technology 2
#34 Schott Ag 2
#35 Spectre Materials Sciences 2
#36 Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh 2
#37 University Of Central Florida 2
#38 Ward-Kraft 2
#39 Lockheed Martin 2
#40 Apple 1
#41 Agency For Defense Development 1
#42 Alto-Shaam 1
#43 Applied Explosives Technology Pty Limited 1
#44 Arc Technology Holding Limited 1
#45 Bae Systems Rokar International 1
#46 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 1
#47 Basic Electronics 1
#48 Centercross Archery 1
#49 Cgs Group 1
#50 Chang Sung Ace Co. 1
#51 Clean-Shot Archery 1
#52 Combined Systems 1
#53 Defendtex Pty 1
#54 Digital Solid State Propulsion 1
#55 Dmd Systems 1
#56 Dynetics 1
#57 Dyno Nobel 1
#58 Easton Technical Products 1
#59 Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense 1
#60 Environ-Metal 1
#61 Etat Français Represente Par Le Delegue General Pour L'Armement 1
#62 Excelitas Canada 1
#63 Excelitas Technologies 1
#64 Exquadrum 1
#65 Fike 1
#66 G2 Research 1
#67 G9 Holdings 1
#68 General Dynamics-Ots 1
#69 Goodrich 1
#70 Halliburton Energy Services 1
#71 Hanwha Techwin Co. 1
#72 Hornady Manufacturing 1
#73 Hsg 1
#74 Hunting Titan 1
#75 Jd Pharma 1
#76 Kma Concepts Limited 1
#77 Kobe Steel 1
#78 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann 1
#79 Lone Star Ip Holdings, Lp 1
#80 Mattel 1
#81 Maxamcorp Holding, S.L. 1
#82 Mitsubishi Electric 1
#83 National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia 1
#84 Nof 1
#85 Normet Oy 1
#86 Nostromo 1
#87 Otto Torpedo 1
#88 Out Rage 1
#89 Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials 1
#90 Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (California) 1
#91 Pcp Tactical 1
#92 Pdt Tech 1
#93 Polyone 1
#94 Poongsan 1
#95 Pyroalliance 1
#96 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems 1
#97 Real Action Paintball, Inc (Rap4) 1
#98 Rockwell Collins 1
#99 Rothenbuhler Engineering 1
#100 Sandia 1