Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders 2020

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	27	True Velocity Ip Holdings
2	Christopher William Overton	13	True Velocity Ip Holdings
3	Bryan P. Peterson	6	Vista Outdoor Operations
#4	Jahangir S. Rastegar	6	Omnitek Partners
#5	Andrew Rosek	3	True Velocity Ip Holdings
#6	Bruno Grunder	3	Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland
#7	Christian Herren	3	Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland
#8	Christopher J. Nance	3	Reynolds Systems
#9	Elmar Lennox Muller	3	Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#10	Francis See Chong Chia	3	Easebon Services Limited
#11	Jimmie Sloan	3	True Velocity Ip Holdings
#12	Markus Conrad	3	Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland
#13	Michael A. Amendola	3	Reynolds Systems
#14	Michael Edward Godart	3	True Velocity Ip Holdings
#15	Richard K. Reynolds	3	Reynolds Systems
#16	Stuart Minica	3	Double Take Archery
#17	Tyler Lee Boss	3	True Velocity Ip Holdings
#18	Xubin Xia	3	Easebon Services Limited
#19	Alliwyn Johannes OBERHOLSTER	2	—
#20	Andreas Robert Zemla	2	Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#21	Barry Maxwell	2	Gi Dynamics
#22	Brian Wilson	2	Victrex Manufacturing Limited
#23	Casey L. Nelson	2	Dyno Nobel
#24	Christopher Csernica	2	US Army
#25	Charles Padgett	2	Pcp Tactical
#26	Darren Naud	2	Dmd Systems
#27	Darren Rubin	2	Eton Pharmaceuticals
#28	Drew L. Goodlin	2	Vista Outdoor Operations
#29	Elgie Allen Morris	2	—
#30	Frank J. Dindl	2	US Army
#31	Frank Graziola	2	Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#32	Franck Guyon	2	Davey Bickford
#33	Gregory Burke	2	US Army
#34	Harry Arnon	2	—
#35	Jacques Fischer	2	Omnitek Partners
#36	Jason Oman	2	—
#37	James Curtis Whitworth	2	Midwest Outdoor Holdings
#38	John Biafore, JR.	2	Midwest Outdoor Holdings
#39	John E. Brough	2	US Air Force
#40	John B. Halander	2	Dyno Nobel
#41	John Hirlinger	2	US Army
#42	John Doyle Rogers	2	G2 Research
#43	Keith Beam	2	Primos
#44	Lawrence P. Head	2	Vista Outdoor Operations
#45	Lee Foltz	2	US Air Force
#46	Lee R. Hardt	2	US Air Force
#47	Michael Austin	2	Double Take Archery
#48	Michael J. Choiniere	2	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#49	Michael D. Ferguson	2	Driscoll Strawberry Associates
#50	Nicholas C. Nance	2	Reynolds Systems
#51	Richard Hurt	2	Vista Outdoor Operations
#52	Robert Folaron	2	Micron
#53	Sascha Thieltges	2	Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#54	Scott Romero	2	—
#55	Todd Anthony Ell	2	Rosemount Aerospace
#56	Viral Panchal	2	US Army
#57	James Grzybek	1	US Army
#58	Robert Tani	1	US Army
#59	Jacob B. Yarwood	1	US Air Force
#60	Sergio Torrejon	1	US Army
#61	Forrest R. Svingala	1	US Air Force
#62	Kyle G. Senn	1	US Air Force
#63	Abrar A. Tirmizi	1	Special Devices
#64	Adam Wall	1	1824930 Alberta
#65	Alf L. Carroll, III	1	RTX (Raytheon)
#66	Alan R. Copenhaver	1	—
#67	Albert Gaide	1	Rabuffo Sa
#68	Albertus Abraham Labuschagne	1	Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#69	Alan R. Larsen	1	Autoliv Asp
#70	Aleksander Petrovic	1	Axon Enterprise
#71	Allen Yan	1	Valley Tech Systems
#72	Andre Crichton	1	Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#73	Andrae T. D'Acquisto	1	Oak Leaf Outdoors
#74	Antoine Hervio	1	Snecma Propulsion Solide
#75	Andrew Kaye	1	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#76	Andre Louis Koekemoer	1	Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#77	Anthony Parillo	1	Optim
#78	Anthony Viggiano	1	Shell Shock Technologies
#79	Anders P. Walker	1	Rockwell Collins
#80	Anne Marie Wilton	1	Bae Systems Plc
#81	Andrew Jason Zimmer	1	Zpe Licensing
#82	Ariana Gray	1	—
#83	Arnstein Solberg	1	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace As
#84	Ashley A. Burnsed, Jr.	1	Blue Force Gear
#85	Asher Lotan	1	Israel Aerospace Industries
#86	Atakan Peker	1	Liquidmetal Technologies
#87	Aviraj G. Soin	1	—
#88	Baiquan Lin	1	Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co.
#89	Benjamin M. Blazek	1	US Air Force
#90	Benjamin K. Campbell	1	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#91	Beryl W. Cotton	1	Tracor
#92	Bernard Greiner	1	Mbda France
#93	Bernhard Mayer	1	Advantest
#94	Bertrand Padiolleau	1	Apple
#95	Benjamin Schmitz	1	Orbitz
#96	Benjamin R. Vaughan	1	Orbital Atk
#97	Bjorn R. Bengtson	1	—
#98	Boris Berseneff	1	CEA
#99	Brandon Andreola	1	Omnitek Partners
#100	Brian Benini	1	Sinterfire

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	True Velocity Ip Holdings	27
2	US Army	13
3	US Air Force	12
#4	Vista Outdoor Operations	7
#5	Omnitek Partners	6
#6	Detnet South Africa (Pty)	5
#7	Unknown	5
#8	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration	4
#9	Bae Systems Plc	4
#10	Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh	4
#11	Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems	4
#12	Reynolds Systems	4
#13	Agency For Defense Development	3
#14	Dyno Nobel	3
#15	Easebon Services Limited	3
#16	Goodrich	3
#17	Saab Bofors Dynamics Switzerland	3
#18	RTX (Raytheon)	3
#19	Apple	2
#20	Arianegroup Sas	2
#21	Axon Enterprise	2
#22	Davey Bickford	2
#23	Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg	2
#24	Dmd Systems	2
#25	Double Take Archery	2
#26	G2 Research	2
#27	Hornady Manufacturing	2
#28	Israel Aerospace Industries	2
#29	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace As	2
#30	Mbda France	2
#31	Midwest Outdoor Holdings	2
#32	Orbital Research	2
#33	Pcp Tactical	2
#34	Pro-Tracker Ip Holding	2
#35	Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh	2
#36	Simmonds Precision Products	2
#37	Aldila Golf	1
#38	Ams Ag	1
#39	Ardesa, S.A.	1
#40	Ascendance International	1
#41	Autoliv Asp	1
#42	Autoliv Development Ab	1
#43	Bae Systems Rokar International	1
#44	Battelle Memorial Institute	1
#45	Blue Force Gear	1
#46	Bohning Company	1
#47	Booz Allen Hamilton	1
#48	Brown Dog Intellectual Properties	1
#49	China University Of Mining And Technology	1
#50	CEA	1
#51	Concurrent Technologies	1
#52	Continuous Metal Technology	1
#53	Daicel	1
#54	Environ-Metal	1
#55	Evolution Outdoors	1
#56	Futaba	1
#57	G9 Holdings	1
#58	Genics	1
#59	Geodynamics	1
#60	Global Tel*Link	1
#61	Halliburton Energy Services	1
#62	Hamilton Sundstrand	1
#63	Hanwha	1
#64	Henkel Ip & Holding Gmbh	1
#65	H.I.T. Outdoors	1
#66	Hunter'S Manufacturing Company	1
#67	Hunting Titan	1
#68	Insights International Holdings	1
#69	Kitty Hawk	1
#70	Korea Aerospace Research Institute	1
#71	Krauss-Maffei Wegmann	1
#72	Lawrence Livermore National Security	1
#73	Lehigh Defense	1
#74	Lyman Products	1
#75	Moog	1
#76	Nof	1
#77	Nostromo	1
#78	Otto Torpedo	1
#79	Petram Technologies	1
#80	Plastpack Defence Aps	1
#81	Qinetiq Limited	1
#82	Rafael Advanced Defense Systems	1
#83	Rockwell Collins	1
#84	Rolls-Royce Plc	1
#85	Rosemount Aerospace	1
#86	San Diego State University Research Foundation	1
#87	Sanmina	1
#88	Schott Ag	1
#89	Shell Shock Technologies	1
#90	Sicpa Holding Sa	1
#91	Sig Sauer	1
#92	Special Devices	1
#93	Systima Technologies	1
#94	Techventure Investments Pty	1
#95	The Boeing	1
#96	University Of North Carolina At Charlotte	1
#97	Valley Tech Systems	1
#98	Washington State University	1
#99	Lockheed Martin	1

Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies