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Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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 11 True Velocity Ip Holdings
2 Bryan P. Peterson 7 Vista Outdoor Operations
3 Andre Louis Koekemoer 6 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#4 Christopher William Overton 6 True Velocity Ip Holdings
#5 Michiel Jacobus Kruger 6 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#6 Jahangir S. Rastegar 5 Omnitek Partners
#7 Daniel Auguste Maurissens 4 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#8 Albertus Abraham Labuschagne 3 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#9 Andrew Carr 3 Bae Systems Plc
#10 Christopher Malcolm Birkin 3 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#11 Harold F. Beal 3 Doris Nebel Beal Inter Vivos Patent Trust
#12 Jeff C. Hritcu 3 —
#13 Luis G. Interiano 3 Goodrich
#14 Matthew F. Chrobak 3 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#15 Matthew Futtere 3 —
#16 Murray Thomson 3 Bae Systems Plc
#17 Randy J. Jones 3 —
#18 Richard Joseph Michna 3 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#19 Timothy Keith Girling 3 Bae Systems Plc
#20 Alex Karwas 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#21 Anthony Miles Brown 2 River Front Services
#22 Andrew Rosek 2 True Velocity Ip Holdings
#23 Benjamin Weinrib 2 Eddy Pump
#24 Brian J. Isle 2 Bae Systems Land & Armaments
#25 Brayden Peery 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#26 Charles M. Bies 2 Bae Systems Land & Armaments
#27 Chris Carr 2 Cta International
#28 Christian Ellis 2 Borgwarner
#29 Craig O. Shott 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#30 Curtis Smith 2 Aob Products
#31 Donald Ray Brown 2 The Procter & Gamble
#32 Florian Herzog 2 True Velocity Ip Holdings
#33 Gary W. Liles 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#34 Gregory J. Larson 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#35 Jason T. Carter 2 Ford
#36 Jarrod Grove 2 Aob Products
#37 Jason D. Pruett 2 —
#38 James Tayon 2 Aob Products
#39 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 2 Mcp Ip
#40 Jean-Luc Peron 2 Sony
#41 John F. Bugge 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#42 Joe Dunning 2 Bushnell
#43 Justin Burke 2 Aob Products
#44 Kevin Wu 2 Titan International Technologies
#45 Lucas Allison 2 US Air Force
#46 Lucius A. Taylor, IV 2 US Air Force
#47 Martin Berg 2 Océ Printing Systems Gmbh
#48 Martyn John Hucker 2 Bae Systems Plc
#49 Matthew Kinamore 2 Aob Products
#50 Matthew D. Salois 2 Goodrich
#51 Matthew S. Schroeder 2 Vista Outdoor Operations
#52 Michael Cottrell 2 Aob Products
#53 Michael D. Ferguson 2 Driscoll Strawberry Associates
#54 Michael S. Hollis 2 US Army
#55 Michael Lindsay 2 Aob Products
#56 Paul A. Merems 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#57 Paul D. Zemany 2 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#58 Titouan Voillot 2 Cta International
#59 William Hemeyer 2 Bushnell
#60 Nicholas Pingel 1 US Air Force
#61 Andrew Lindo 1 —
#62 Michael Knollmeyer 1 —
#63 Aaron C. Lattimore 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#64 Aaron B. Olowin 1 Barron Associates
#65 Adam J. Moser 1 Vista Outdoor Operations
#66 Adam Pegouske 1 US Air Force
#67 Adam Wilmer 1 US Air Force
#68 Aimee J. Valles 1 US Army
#69 Alexander Bek 1 —
#70 Alejandro Bernabo 1 —
#71 Alex Krzecki 1 —
#72 Aleksander Petrovic 1 Axon Enterprise
#73 Alex R. Schmieg 1 Federal Cartridge
#74 Amanda Christiana 1 Hyundai Motor
#75 Anne Marie Algoso 1 Corvid Technologies
#76 Andrew John Auvil 1 Corvid Technologies
#77 Anthony A Binek 1 Apple
#78 Andrew R. Davis 1 Evenflo Company
#79 Anthony Forge 1 Apple
#80 Andrew K. Knight 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#81 Andrew M. Kochanek 1 Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense
#82 Antonio Paulic 1 Lockheed Martin
#83 Anthony P. Shaw 1 US Army
#84 Andrew M. Singleton 1 —
#85 Anthony James Sprague 1 Newcrest Mining Limited
#86 Anthony C. Stockey 1 Federal Cartridge
#87 Anthony Vesich 1 Aob Products
#88 Andrew W. White 1 General Motors
#89 Andreas Winter 1 Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
#90 Andreas Robert Zemla 1 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#91 Artem Goncharuk 1 Google
#92 Armando Guerrero 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#93 Ashley A. Burnsed, Jr. 1 Blue Force Gear
#94 Atakan Peker 1 Liquidmetal Technologies
#95 Barry Maxwell 1 Gi Dynamics
#96 Bernardo Garcia 1 Southwest Research Institute
#97 Benjamin James Harvey 1 Quanta Associates
#98 Bernhard Mehnert 1 Zf Airbag Germany Gmbh
#99 Blaine Campbell 1 —
#100 Brandon Brodie 1 Annihilator Broadheads

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 True Velocity Ip Holdings 15
2 RTX (Raytheon) 10
3 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 8
#4 US Air Force 8
#5 Federal Cartridge 7
#6 Detnet South Africa (Pty) 6
#7 Northrop Grumman 6
#8 US Army 6
#9 Apple 5
#10 Halliburton Energy Services 5
#11 Omnitek Partners 5
#12 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 5
#13 Bae Systems Plc 4
#14 Corvid Technologies 3
#15 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh 3
#16 Hanwha 3
#17 Ruag Ammotec Gmbh 3
#18 Saab Ab 3
#19 Aob Products 2
#20 Arianegroup Sas 2
#21 Axon Enterprise 2
#22 Bae Systems Bofors Ab 2
#23 Bae Systems Land & Armaments 2
#24 Bushnell 2
#25 Cta International 2
#26 Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense 2
#27 Goodrich 2
#28 Insights International Holdings 2
#29 Mcp Ip 2
#30 Orica International Pte 2
#31 Pro-Tracker Ip Holding 2
#32 River Front Services 2
#33 Schlumberger Technology 2
#34 Simmonds Precision Products 2
#35 The Boeing 2
#36 Vista Outdoor Operations 2
#37 Agency For Defense Development 1
#38 Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh 1
#39 Ami Industries 1
#40 Annihilator Broadheads 1
#41 Atlas Elektronik Gmbh 1
#42 Austin Star Detonator 1
#43 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 1
#44 Barron Associates 1
#45 Battelle Memorial Institute 1
#46 Beijing Institute Of Technology 1
#47 Berry Mtn. 1
#48 Blue Force Gear 1
#49 Chosen Realities 1
#50 Ck Manufacturing 1
#51 Cybernet Systems 1
#52 Daicel 1
#53 Double Take Archery 1
#54 Dyno Nobel 1
#55 Easebon Services Limited 1
#56 Enig Associates 1
#57 Evolution Outdoors 1
#58 Fiocchi Munizioni S.P.A. 1
#59 G9 Holdings 1
#60 Geodynamics 1
#61 Hanwha Aerospace Co. 1
#62 Hk Army 1
#63 Hsg 1
#64 Jd Pharma 1
#65 Jiangsu University 1
#66 Kent State University 1
#67 Kirsch 1
#68 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann 1
#69 Kwesst 1
#70 Lawrence Livermore National Security 1
#71 MIT 1
#72 Midwest Outdoor Holdings 1
#73 Nanjing University 1
#74 Naval Group 1
#75 Nostromo 1
#76 Olin 1
#77 Orbital Research 1
#78 Pablo Air Co. 1
#79 Quanta Associates 1
#80 Ravin Crossbows 1
#81 Reynolds Systems 1
#82 Saab Dynamics Ab 1
#83 Sandvik Mining And Construction Oy 1
#84 Serious Simulations 1
#85 Shandong University Of Technology 1
#86 Shooting Edge Technology 1
#87 Shpp Global Technologies B.V. 1
#88 Southwest Research Institute 1
#89 Spectre Materials Sciences 1
#90 Draper Laboratory 1
#91 Secretary Of State For Defence 1
#92 Thyssenkrupp Ag 1
#93 Umarex Usa 1
#94 University Of Kansas 1
#95 Vanderbilt University 1
#96 Viettel Group 1
#97 Washington State University 1
#98 Wuhan University Of Technology 1
#99 X Development 1
#100 Zf Airbag Germany Gmbh 1