Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders 2021

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	35	True Velocity Ip Holdings
2	Christopher William Overton	12	True Velocity Ip Holdings
3	Benjamin M. Blazek	8	US Air Force
#4	Lee R. Hardt	8	US Air Force
#5	Carl A. Weinstein	4	US Air Force
#6	Benjamin D. Blosser	3	Feradyne Outdoors
#7	Bryan P. Peterson	3	Vista Outdoor Operations
#8	James Y. Menefee, III	3	Alliant Techsystems
#9	Jeffrey A. Ozanne	3	Mcp Ip
#10	Jon Arthur Syverson	3	Feradyne Outdoors
#11	Martyn John Hucker	3	Bae Systems Plc
#12	Michael Jankowski	3	Orbital Research
#13	Nicholas H. Albrecht	3	US Air Force
#14	Richard A. Himmelmann	3	Hamilton Sundstrand
#15	Andreas Blache	2	Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#16	Andrew Lumley	2	Linear Shaped Limited
#17	Anthony Opperman	2	Orbital Research
#18	Anthony Vesich	2	Aob Products
#19	Bryan E. Papillon	2	Austin Star Detonator
#20	Brian Steere	2	Aob Products
#21	Cheng Hok Aw	2	Advanced Material Engineering Pte
#22	Chad M. Cucksey	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#23	Christopher J. Nance	2	Reynolds Systems
#24	Christopher Wilhelm	2	US Air Force
#25	Daniel Yates	2	A.R.T. Furniture
#26	Dennis W. Cauley, Jr.	2	Aob Products
#27	Edward A. Lustig, Jr.	2	US Air Force
#28	Emmett Mark Tackett	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#29	Erik K. Carlson	2	Vista Outdoor Operations
#30	Eung So Lee	2	Hanwha
#31	Faisal Kedairy	2	Skychase Holdings
#32	Francis See Chong Chia	2	Easebon Services Limited
#33	Francis M. Feda	2	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#34	Frank Habel	2	Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#35	Frederick B. Koehler	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#36	Gimtong Teowee	2	Austin Star Detonator
#37	Gil WURZEL	2	Bae Systems Rokar International
#38	Jason T. Carter	2	Ford
#39	James D. Gombarcik	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#40	Jason P. McDevitt	2	Eastman Chemical
#41	Jason E. Paugh	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#42	Jason D. Pruett	2	—
#43	Jahangir S. Rastegar	2	Omnitek Partners
#44	James J. Reuther	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#45	James Tayon	2	Aob Products
#46	Joe Dunning	2	Bushnell
#47	Jon Kosak	2	Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory
#48	John R. Leach	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#49	Joshua Mahnke	2	G9 Holdings
#50	Joel Yuodsnukis	2	Aob Products
#51	Justin Burke	2	Aob Products
#52	Juan Kiat Quek	2	Advanced Material Engineering Pte
#53	Ki-Chul Park	2	Samsung
#54	Kristina Wikstrom	2	Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory
#55	Kyle Martin	2	Aob Products
#56	Kyle A. Masinelli	2	Olin
#57	Larry S. Howe	2	Austin Star Detonator
#58	Lee Foltz	2	US Air Force
#59	Matthew C. Birch	2	Orbital Research
#60	Mark Dalton	2	Aob Products
#61	Matthew Kinamore	2	Aob Products
#62	Michael J. Choiniere	2	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#63	Michael D. Ferguson	2	Driscoll Strawberry Associates
#64	Nathan R Perkins	2	Avago Technologies Wireless Ip (Singapore) Pte.
#65	Nicola Albanese	2	—
#66	Paul A. Merems	2	RTX (Raytheon)
#67	Paul L. Miller	2	Gdo
#68	Paul E. Shawcross	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#69	Ronald L. Loeser	2	Battelle Memorial Institute
#70	Robert R. Nellums	2	Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory
#71	Ryan M. Smith	2	Gdo
#72	Se-Hun Kim	2	Samsung
#73	Srikanth Vasudevan	2	Orbital Research
#74	Stephen Greenwood	2	Aldila Golf
#75	Steve J. Schmit	2	Gdo
#76	Su Shan Ng	2	—
#77	Thomas J. Burczynski	2	R A Brands L.L.C.
#78	Thomas Presutti	2	US Army
#79	Timothy Mohler	2	Spectre Materials Sciences
#80	Travis Swanson	2	Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory
#81	Viral Panchal	2	US Army
#82	William Hemeyer	2	Bushnell
#83	Xubin Xia	2	Easebon Services Limited
#84	Ziv Moshkovitz	2	Bae Systems Rokar International
#85	Frank Lucus Steinkamp	1	US Air Force
#86	Andrew Surowiec	1	Us Government As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
#87	Dmytro Yaremenko	1	Lyman Products
#88	Richard J. Gemmrig	1	—
#89	Eyal Banai	1	US Air Force
#90	Sofia Sillanpaeae	1	Saab Ab
#91	Aaron John Milburn	1	Bae Systems Plc
#92	Adriana Willempje Blom	1	The Boeing
#93	Adam Main	1	Blackpoint Tactical
#94	Adam J. Moser	1	Vista Outdoor Operations
#95	Ahmed Y. Bukhamseen	1	Saudi Arabian Oil
#96	Akifumi Noda	1	Daicel
#97	Allan Ronald Bebbington	1	Bae Systems Plc
#98	Albert Gaide	1	Rabuffo Sa
#99	Alan L. Johnson	1	Dragerwerk Aktiegesellschaft
#100	Albertus Abraham Labuschagne	1	Detnet South Africa (Pty)

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	True Velocity Ip Holdings	35
2	US Air Force	19
3	US Army	9
#4	Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh	8
#5	Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration	7
#6	Bae Systems Plc	7
#7	Us Government As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army	7
#8	RTX (Raytheon)	7
#9	Orbital Research	5
#10	Apple	4
#11	Vista Outdoor Operations	4
#12	Austin Star Detonator	3
#13	Bae Systems Bofors Ab	3
#14	Bae Systems Rokar International	3
#15	Daicel	3
#16	Feradyne Outdoors	3
#17	Hamilton Sundstrand	3
#18	Mcp Ip	3
#19	Northrop Grumman	3
#20	Ruag Ammotec Gmbh	3
#21	The Boeing	3
#22	Unknown	3
#23	Aob Products	2
#24	Battelle Memorial Institute	2
#25	Bushnell	2
#26	Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh	2
#27	Dyno Nobel	2
#28	Easebon Services Limited	2
#29	Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense	2
#30	G9 Holdings	2
#31	Gdo	2
#32	Halliburton Energy Services	2
#33	Hanwha	2
#34	Imi Systems	2
#35	Israel Aerospace Industries	2
#36	Lawrence Livermore National Security	2
#37	Mbda France	2
#38	Olin	2
#39	Omnitek Partners	2
#40	Reynolds Systems	2
#41	Rocky Mountain Scientific Laboratory	2
#42	Saab Ab	2
#43	Skychase Holdings	2
#44	Honeywell	2
#45	Accenture Global Solutions Limited	1
#46	Aldila Golf	1
#47	Alion Science And Technology	1
#48	Amend2	1
#49	Annihilator Broadheads	1
#50	Applied Explosives Technology Pty Limited	1
#51	Ardesa, S.A.	1
#52	Arianegroup Sas	1
#53	Ascendance International	1
#54	Axon Enterprise	1
#55	Barnett Outdoors, Llc.	1
#56	Blackpoint Tactical	1
#57	Brown Dog Intellectual Properties	1
#58	Centercross Archery	1
#59	Central South University	1
#60	Cfd Research	1
#61	Chosen Realities	1
#62	Combined Systems	1
#63	Corvid Technologies	1
#64	Cybernet Systems	1
#65	Detnet South Africa (Pty)	1
#66	Double Take Archery	1
#67	Evolution Outdoors	1
#68	Geodynamics	1
#69	Hamlin Electronics (Suzhou)	1
#70	Hunter'S Manufacturing Company	1
#71	Hunting Titan	1
#72	Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition	1
#73	Lehigh Defense	1
#74	Linear Shaped Limited	1
#75	Lyman Products	1
#76	Maxamcorp Holding, S.L.	1
#77	Midwest Outdoor Holdings	1
#78	Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems	1
#79	Pbm Limited	1
#80	Plastpack Defence Aps	1
#81	Pro-Tracker Ip Holding	1
#82	Qinetiq Limited	1
#83	Ravin Crossbows	1
#84	Rwm Schweiz Ag	1
#85	Saltech Ag	1
#86	Sanmina	1
#87	Saudi Arabian Oil	1
#88	Schlumberger Technology	1
#89	Schott Ag	1
#90	Shell Shock Technologies	1
#91	Shooting Edge Technology	1
#92	Sig Sauer	1
#93	Simmonds Precision Products	1
#94	Spartus	1
#95	Spectre Enterprises	1
#96	Spectre Materials Sciences	1
#97	Tdw Gesellschaft Für Verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme Mbh	1
#98	Thales	1
#99	US Dept of Homeland Security	1
#100	The United States Of America, As Represented By Secretary Of The Navy	1

Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders in 2021 2021

Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Top Companies