Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders 2019

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

Recent years: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Lonnie Burrow	25	True Velocity Ip Holdings
2	Jahangir S. Rastegar	6	Omnitek Partners
3	George D. Budy	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#4	Jason M. Shire	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#5	Jesse T. Waddell	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#6	Lee R. Hardt	4	US Air Force
#7	Matthew Peter Haas	4	Feradyne Outdoors
#8	Richard K. Polly	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#9	Thomas H. Bootes	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#10	Wayne Y. Lee	4	RTX (Raytheon)
#11	Andreas Winter	3	Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#12	Bryan P. Peterson	3	Vista Outdoor Operations
#13	Dean Mook	3	Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#14	Elmar Lennox Muller	3	Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#15	Felipe Medina	3	Arianegroup Sas
#16	Francis J. Sheer	3	Brown Dog Intellectual Properties
#17	Francois Venter	3	Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#18	Joshua M. Kunz	3	Brown Dog Intellectual Properties
#19	Larry R. Bay	3	Clean-Shot Archery
#20	Luc Preaud	3	Airbus Defence And Space Sas
#21	Michael Muster	3	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh
#22	Timothy G. Smith	3	Continuous Metal Technology
#23	Aleksej Hoschenko	2	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh
#24	Anthony Viggiano	2	Shell Shock Technologies
#25	Andrew Jason Zimmer	2	Zpe Licensing
#26	Benjamin M. Blazek	2	US Air Force
#27	Bruce K. Winker	2	Teledyne Scientific & Imaging
#28	Carl A. Weinstein	2	US Air Force
#29	Christian Eitschberger	2	Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#30	Charles M. Hoke	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#31	Christopher J. Nance	2	Reynolds Systems
#32	Charles Padgett	2	Pcp Tactical
#33	Dale Isenmann	2	—
#34	David Chalfant Manley	2	US Army
#35	Daniel McCarthy	2	US Air Force
#36	Daniel Corey Pines	2	US Air Force
#37	Daniel Reimann	2	Volkswagen
#38	David M. Stanhope	2	Cellular Technical Services Company
#39	Dennis W. Cauley, Jr.	2	Aob Products
#40	Donald L. Burnett	2	US Air Force
#41	Donald Meyer	2	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh
#42	Erik K. Carlson	2	Vista Outdoor Operations
#43	Fei Shen	2	US Army
#44	Francis See Chong Chia	2	Easebon Services Limited
#45	Frederick B. Koehler	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#46	Gimtong Teowee	2	Austin Star Detonator
#47	Heinz Riess	2	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh
#48	Henry James Thomas	2	Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited
#49	James E. Baxter, III	2	Xerox
#50	Jacques Fischer	2	Omnitek Partners
#51	James Gianladis	2	Battenfeld Technologies
#52	Jason P. McDevitt	2	Eastman Chemical
#53	James Tayon	2	Aob Products
#54	Jeremy C. Danforth	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#55	Jeffrey Gent	2	HP
#56	Josiah S. Garfield	2	US Air Force
#57	Joern Olaf Loehken	2	Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#58	Jörg Lutzenberger	2	Mbda Deutschland Gmbh
#59	Jonathan Mohler	2	Spectre Enterprises
#60	Joshua Matthew Stubbs	2	Bae Systems Plc
#61	Kirk J. Havens	2	College Of William & Mary
#62	Kory T. Angstadt	2	College Of William & Mary
#63	Leon Moy	2	US Army
#64	Linjie Zhu	2	US Army
#65	Matthew C. Birch	2	Orbital Research
#66	Mark Dalton	2	Aob Products
#67	Markus Graswald	2	Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh
#68	Matthew Kinamore	2	Aob Products
#69	Matthew H. Summers	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#70	Michael J. Choiniere	2	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#71	Michael Cottrell	2	Aob Products
#72	Michael B. Meadows	2	Reynolds Systems
#73	Michael Poehlman	2	Battenfeld Technologies
#74	Michael J. Shaffer	2	Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#75	Ming-Wan Young	2	US Army
#76	Mohamed Elalem	2	US Army
#77	Nathan William Rowe	2	Bae Systems Plc
#78	Peter Spatz	2	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh
#79	Raphael Gutser	2	Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh
#80	Ralph Nauman	2	Environ-Metal
#81	Robert A. Koontz	2	US Air Force
#82	Robert Lanse Padgett	2	Pcp Tactical
#83	Robert L. Potter	2	Bohning Company
#84	Robert D. Travis	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#85	Srikanth Vasudevan	2	Orbital Research
#86	Thomas Presutti	2	US Army
#87	Timothy S. Kinney	2	Aob Products
#88	Timothy Mohler	2	Spectre Materials Sciences
#89	Ulrich Bley	2	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh
#90	Volodymyr Drobockyi	2	Shell Shock Technologies
#91	Wolfgang Mosig	2	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh
#92	Xubin Xia	2	Easebon Services Limited
#93	Yu Gyone Hwee	1	Lockheed Martin
#94	Wayne Michael Oettinger	1	—
#95	Eric Wolfgang Westhafer	1	—
#96	Eugene Schlenk	1	US Army
#97	John Osterndorf	1	US Army
#98	Alessandro Gremoletti	1	Leonardo S.P.A.
#99	WVenner Saul	1	Unknown
#100	Doug VanTassell	1	—

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	True Velocity Ip Holdings	22
2	US Army	19
3	RTX (Raytheon)	15
#4	US Air Force	12
#5	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh	8
#6	Vista Outdoor Operations	6
#7	Detnet South Africa (Pty)	5
#8	Feradyne Outdoors	5
#9	Omnitek Partners	5
#10	Apple	4
#11	Bae Systems Bofors Ab	4
#12	Dynaenergetics Gmbh & Co. Kg	4
#13	The Boeing	4
#14	Unknown	4
#15	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration	3
#16	Bae Systems Plc	3
#17	Hunter'S Manufacturing Company	3
#18	Orbital Research	3
#19	Orica International Pte	3
#20	Reynolds Systems	3
#21	Agency For Defense Development	2
#22	Arianegroup Sas	2
#23	Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited	2
#24	Austin Star Detonator	2
#25	Baker Hughes Holdings	2
#26	Battenfeld Technologies	2
#27	Bohning Company	2
#28	Brown Dog Intellectual Properties	2
#29	College Of William & Mary	2
#30	Continuous Metal Technology	2
#31	Easebon Services Limited	2
#32	Environ-Metal	2
#33	Halliburton Energy Services	2
#34	Israel Aerospace Industries	2
#35	Mbda Deutschland Gmbh	2
#36	Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems	2
#37	Pcp Tactical	2
#38	Rosemount Aerospace	2
#39	Saab Ab	2
#40	Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh	2
#41	Thales	2
#42	True Velocity	2
#43	Lockheed Martin	2
#44	Aerojet Rocketdyne	1
#45	Airbus Defence And Space Sas	1
#46	Aldila Golf	1
#47	Ascendance International	1
#48	Autoliv Development Ab	1
#49	Barnett Outdoors, Llc.	1
#50	Battelle Memorial Institute	1
#51	Centercross Archery	1
#52	Cime Bocuze	1
#53	Clean-Shot Archery	1
#54	Cmi Defence S.A.	1
#55	Cytac Technology Limited	1
#56	Davey Bickford	1
#57	Dmd Systems	1
#58	Dsg Technology As	1
#59	Dyno Nobel	1
#60	Einstein Noodles	1
#61	Enig Associates	1
#62	Ervin Industries	1
#63	Franklin Armory Holdings	1
#64	G9 Holdings	1
#65	General Dynamics-Ots	1
#66	Genics	1
#67	Grace Engineering	1
#68	Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh	1
#69	Hornady Manufacturing	1
#70	Hunting Titan	1
#71	Jake'S Fireworks	1
#72	Jd Pharma	1
#73	Lawrence Livermore National Security	1
#74	Lde	1
#75	Lehigh Defense	1
#76	Leonardo S.P.A.	1
#77	Marsupial Holdings	1
#78	Maxamcorp Holding, S.L.	1
#79	Mbda France	1
#80	Moog	1
#81	National Machine	1
#82	National Technology & Engineering Solutions Of Sandia	1
#83	Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno	1
#84	Northrop Grumman	1
#85	Olin	1
#86	Otto Torpedo	1
#87	Owen Oil Tools Lp	1
#88	Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials Company (California)	1
#89	Plastpack Defence Aps	1
#90	Poongsan	1
#91	Ravin Crossbows	1
#92	Re Factor Tactical	1
#93	Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh	1
#94	Roxel France	1
#95	Shell Shock Technologies	1
#96	Sig Sauer	1
#97	Sinterfire	1
#98	Southwest Research Institute	1
#99	Spectra Technologies	1
#100	Spectre Enterprises	1

Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies