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Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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 17 True Velocity Ip Holdings
2 Bryan P. Peterson 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
3 Jahangir S. Rastegar 4 Omnitek Partners
#4 Dean Mook 3 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#5 Erik K. Carlson 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#6 Kevin Michael Sullivan 3 Nostromo
#7 Michael Marietta 3 Jake'S Fireworks
#8 Nathaniel E. Grace 3 Grace Engineering
#9 Richard T. Murray 3 Omnitek Partners
#10 Brad Moan 2 US Air Force
#11 Christian Eitschberger 2 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#12 Chor-Ming Ma 2 Buzz Bee Toys (Hk) Co., Limited
#13 Clément Quertelet 2 Mbda France
#14 Darren Rubin 2 Eton Pharmaceuticals
#15 DENNIS JOSEPH FLYNN 2 Bae Systems Plc
#16 Donald L. Burnett 2 US Air Force
#17 Dorge O. Huang 2 Archery Innovators
#18 Eric Scheid 2 US Air Force
#19 Evan Parker 2 Unknown
#20 F. Richard Langner 2 —
#21 Gregory Burke 2 US Army
#22 Ian J. Kirby 2 ICI
#23 James M. Barker 2 Halliburton Energy Services
#24 Jason T. Carter 2 Ford
#25 Jacob A. Hout 2 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#26 James Y. Menefee, III 2 Alliant Techsystems
#27 Jason D. Pruett 2 —
#28 James F. Walter 2 W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn.
#29 Jeffrey D. Archambault 2 Orbital Atk
#30 John Cooper 2 ICI
#31 Josiah S. Garfield 2 US Air Force
#32 John Hirlinger 2 US Army
#33 John Keller 2 Siemens Medical Solutions Usa
#34 Joerg Lutzenberger 2 Mbda Deutschland Gmbh
#35 Johann Zank 2 Orica International Pte
#36 Juan Carlos Marin 2 Polyone
#37 Larry R. Bay 2 Clean-Shot Archery
#38 Lee Foltz 2 US Air Force
#39 Lee R. Hardt 2 US Air Force
#40 Matthew C. Birch 2 Orbital Research
#41 Mark Hupp 2 Transcrypt International
#42 Mark Stuart Rayson 2 Orica International Pte
#43 Matt H. Summers 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#44 Milca Fils-Aime 2 Orbital Atk
#45 Michael J. Shaffer 2 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#46 Nanda Kumar J. Nair 2 U-Tec Group
#47 Paul Lemke 2 Hanwha Powersystems Co.
#48 Richard L. Bednar 2 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#49 Robert A. Koontz 2 US Air Force
#50 Samuel W. Godsey 2 —
#51 Srikanth Vasudevan 2 Orbital Research
#52 Thomas J. Burczynski 2 R A Brands L.L.C.
#53 Thomas Earl Burky 2 Halliburton Energy Services
#54 Toby D. Thomas 2 Lockheed Martin
#55 Vladimir Sujansky 2 Orica International Pte
#56 William John Carey 2 Arc Technology Holding Limited
#57 William E. Pedersen 2 Out Rage
#58 William J. Worrell 2 Alliant Techsystems
#59 Kevin Caska 1 US Army
#60 Christopher Redline 1 —
#61 Ryan Saalman 1 US Army
#62 Jessica Perciballi 1 US Army
#63 Robert Maguy 1 Micron
#64 Aaron Cho 1 —
#65 Aaron J. Kutzmann 1 The Boeing
#66 Aaron M. Moore 1 Xerox
#67 Adam Berry 1 Haier Us Appliance Solutions
#68 Adriaan Johannes Goosen 1 Sasol Chemical Industries (Proprietary) Limited
#69 Adam Holdaway 1 —
#70 Adam J. Moser 1 Vista Outdoor Operations
#71 Adam Rodriguez 1 Google
#72 Adam Roth 1 Rakuten Group
#73 Adam Wall 1 1824930 Alberta
#74 Adam C. Wood 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#75 Åke Andersson 1 Astra Meditec Ab
#76 Alessandro Bozzolo 1 —
#77 Alexander Buchner 1 BMW
#78 Alexander E. Gash 1 Lawrence Livermore National Security
#79 Allan Goldberg 1 Schlumberger Technology
#80 Allan W. King 1 Schlumberger Technology
#81 Allen Park 1 Kla-Tencor
#82 Albert Petrus Van Niekerk 1 —
#83 Allen Yan 1 Valley Tech Systems
#84 Anders Ahlqvist 1 Autoliv Development Ab
#85 Andreas Bjärstätt 1 —
#86 Andrew Lee BOTTRELL 1 US Air Force
#87 Andrew DeMedeiros 1 Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense
#88 Angel Diaz 1 US Air Force
#89 Antonio Manuel Garcia-Gamon Valero 1 Unknown
#90 André Goulet 1 —
#91 Andre Louis Koekemoer 1 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#92 Andrew Lorenzo 1 Lehigh Defense
#93 Andre Lubbock 1 —
#94 Andrew W. Santin 1 Hope Global Division Of Nfa
#95 Anthony Viggiano 1 Shell Shock Technologies
#96 Anne Marie Wilton 1 Bae Systems Plc
#97 Andreas Robert Zemla 1 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#98 Andrew Jason Zimmer 1 Zpe Licensing
#99 Arthur W. Ellis 1 IBM
#100 Arash Shahinpour 1 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 True Velocity 14
2 US Air Force 12
3 US Army 11
#4 Vista Outdoor Operations 7
#5 RTX (Raytheon) 7
#6 Bae Systems Plc 5
#7 Dynaenergetics Gmbh & Co. Kg 5
#8 Orbital Atk 5
#9 Unknown 5
#10 Halliburton Energy Services 4
#11 Omnitek Partners 4
#12 Lockheed Martin 4
#13 Feradyne Outdoors 3
#14 Grace Engineering 3
#15 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 3
#16 Israel Aerospace Industries 3
#17 Jake'S Fireworks 3
#18 Orica International Pte 3
#19 Ruag Ammotec Gmbh 3
#20 Schlumberger Technology 3
#21 Sig Sauer 3
#22 Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh 3
#23 The Boeing 3
#24 True Velocity Ip Holdings 3
#25 Alex Brands Buzz Bee Toys(Hk)Limited 2
#26 Arc Technology Holding Limited 2
#27 Clean-Shot Archery 2
#28 Daicel 2
#29 General Dynamics Corp., Pomona Division 2
#30 Insights International Holdings 2
#31 Mbda Deutschland Gmbh 2
#32 Mbda France 2
#33 Nostromo 2
#34 Orbital Research 2
#35 Pcp Tactical 2
#36 Saab Ab 2
#37 Schott Ag 2
#38 U-Tec Group 2
#39 Apple 1
#40 Aerojet Rocketdyne 1
#41 Agency For Defense Development 1
#42 Airbus Defence And Space Sas 1
#43 Alcoa 1
#44 Aldila Golf 1
#45 Arianegroup Sas 1
#46 Austin Star Detonator 1
#47 Autoliv Development Ab 1
#48 Bae Systems Rokar International 1
#49 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 1
#50 Battelle Energy Alliance 1
#51 Battelle Memorial Institute 1
#52 Bohning Company 1
#53 Brown Innovation 1
#54 Cold Steel 1
#55 College Of William & Mary 1
#56 Combined Systems 1
#57 CEA 1
#58 Continuous Metal Technology 1
#59 Davey Bickford 1
#60 Dcns 1
#61 Detnet South Africa (Pty) 1
#62 Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#63 Dmd Systems 1
#64 Easebon Services Limited 1
#65 Easton Technical Products 1
#66 Einstein Noodles 1
#67 Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense 1
#68 Environ-Metal 1
#69 Etienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S.A. 1
#70 Excelitas Technologies 1
#71 G2 Research 1
#72 Genics 1
#73 Goodrich 1
#74 Halkey-Roberts 1
#75 Hitachi Systems 1
#76 Hornady Manufacturing 1
#77 Jd Pharma 1
#78 Kitty Hawk 1
#79 Kobe Steel 1
#80 Lapin Create 1
#81 Lawrence Livermore National Security 1
#82 Lehigh Defense 1
#83 Leonidas Ip 1
#84 Los Alamos National Security 1
#85 Marsupial Holdings 1
#86 Mattel 1
#87 Mitsubishi Electric 1
#88 National Chung Shan Institute Of Science And Technology 1
#89 Owen Oil Tools Lp 1
#90 Parker-Hannifin 1
#91 Plastpack Defence Aps 1
#92 Purdue Research Foundation 1
#93 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems 1
#94 Ravin Crossbows 1
#95 Reynolds Systems 1
#96 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 1
#97 Rocket Lab Usa 1
#98 Shell Shock Technologies 1
#99 Snake River Machine 1
#100 Team Industries 1