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Ammunition and explosives Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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 Abraham Johannes Liebenberg 5 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
2 Elmar Lennox Muller 5 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
3 Bryan P. Peterson 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#4 Christian Eitschberger 4 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#5 Charles Padgett 4 Pcp Tactical
#6 Anthony Neil 3 US Air Force
#7 Bradley Bitting 3 US Air Force
#8 Curtis Smith 3 Aob Products
#9 Harold F. Beal 3 Doris Nebel Beal Inter Vivos Patent Trust
#10 Jarrod Grove 3 Aob Products
#11 Jahangir S. Rastegar 3 Omnitek Partners
#12 James Tayon 3 Aob Products
#13 Jeffrey Citron 3 Vonage Network
#14 Jeffrey A. Gensler 3 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#15 Justin Burke 3 Aob Products
#16 Lawrence P. Head 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#17 Luke Hardy 3 US Air Force
#18 Michael Anderson 3 US Air Force
#19 Michael Cottrell 3 Aob Products
#20 Michael Lindsay 3 Aob Products
#21 Orval Powell 3 US Air Force
#22 Richard Hurt 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#23 Richmond Italia 3 G.I. Sportz
#24 Trinity Good 3 US Air Force
#25 Adam J. Moser 2 Vista Outdoor Operations
#26 Albert Gaide 2 Rabuffo Sa
#27 Anthony Opperman 2 Orbital Research
#28 Andrew Prisbell 2 Schlumberger Technology
#29 Andreas Robert Zemla 2 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#30 Atsushi Nakano 2 Nippon Pillar Packing Co.
#31 Brian Steere 2 Aob Products
#32 Christopher J. Nance 2 Reynolds Systems
#33 Christopher William Overton 2 True Velocity Ip Holdings
#34 Coulton T. Sadler 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#35 Cody Shafer 2 Safe Life Defense, L.L.C.
#36 David A. Allen 2 Huffy
#37 Daniel Logan Chaney 2 Hsg
#38 David Lynn Gordon 2 Dyno Nobel
#39 David Scott Jensen 2 Brigham Young University
#40 Darrell Keith Smith 2 Hsg
#41 Douglas E. Russell 2 Orbital Research
#42 Franck Guyon 2 Davey Bickford
#43 Frederick B. Koehler 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#44 Howard D. Kent 2 —
#45 Ian B. Vabnick 2 The United States Of America As Represented By The Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Department Of Justice
#46 Jeong Ho Choi 2 Hanwha
#47 Jesse Reed 2 Colgate-Palmolive
#48 Joe Dunning 2 Bushnell
#49 Kyle Martin 2 Aob Products
#50 Lanse PADGETT 2 Pcp Tactical
#51 Lee Foltz 2 US Air Force
#52 Lionel Biard 2 CEA
#53 Lonnie Burrow 2 True Velocity Ip Holdings
#54 Matthew Kinamore 2 Aob Products
#55 Marinus Yates 2 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#56 Michael Gowin 2 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#57 Michael Jankowski 2 Orbital Research
#58 Michiel Jacobus Kruger 2 Detnet South Africa (Pty)
#59 Nick Groat 2 Safe Life Defense, L.L.C.
#60 Nikolaos Petropoulos 2 Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Ab
#61 Roger Glenn Miller 2 Intel
#62 Roger Elliot Small 2 —
#63 Ryan Parasram 2 Schlumberger Technology
#64 Savo Stjepanovic 2 NVIDIA
#65 Sascha Thieltges 2 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh
#66 Serge Levesque 2 Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology
#67 Shawn Fitzsimonds 2 Vista Outdoor Operations
#68 Timothy S. Kinney 2 Aob Products
#69 William Hemeyer 2 Bushnell
#70 Xin'an Xiao 2 —
#71 Philip Frick 1 —
#72 Dylan McHugh 1 US Army
#73 Grant Henarie 1 —
#74 Adora Estelle-Miriam Jackson 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#75 Adam Pegouske 1 US Air Force
#76 Akiko Fukushima 1 Euro-Celtique S.A.
#77 Ali Alqahtani 1 Saudi Arabian Oil
#78 Alexander Bark 1 Bae Systems Bofors Ab
#79 Alain Beauchamp 1 4198638 Canada
#80 Ales Benko 1 NVIDIA
#81 Allen Park 1 Kla-Tencor
#82 Alastair Parkinson 1 Cubic
#83 Alfons Sackarndt 1 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#84 Alex R. Schmieg 1 Federal Cartridge
#85 Albert Ulbertus 1 Thyssenkrupp Ag
#86 Alistair Wragg 1 —
#87 Amir Geva 1 IBM
#88 Anthony A Binek 1 Apple
#89 Anthony De Aguiar 1 RTX (Raytheon)
#90 Antonio Manuel Garcia-Gamon Valero 1 Unknown
#91 Andrew Lapsa 1 University of Michigan
#92 Antonio Lotti 1 Coelux S.R.L.
#93 Antonino Barbaro Paratore 1 —
#94 Andy PEARCE 1 —
#95 Andrew Rosek 1 True Velocity Ip Holdings
#96 Andrew Lawrence Ruggiero 1 GE
#97 Andre Selz 1 Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg
#98 Anthony C. Stockey 1 Federal Cartridge
#99 Andrew W. Suman 1 Eaton
#100 Anthony Vesich 1 Aob Products

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 RTX (Raytheon) 9
2 US Air Force 8
3 Federal Cartridge 7
#4 Detnet South Africa (Pty) 6
#5 Dynaenergetics Europe Gmbh 5
#6 True Velocity Ip Holdings 5
#7 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 4
#8 Pcp Tactical 4
#9 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 4
#10 Apple 3
#11 Hanwha 3
#12 Northrop Grumman 3
#13 Orbital Research 3
#14 Aob Products 2
#15 Bae Systems Plc 2
#16 CEA 2
#17 Dyno Nobel 2
#18 Fn Herstal S.A. 2
#19 Hsg 2
#20 Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Ab 2
#21 Omnitek Partners 2
#22 Orica International Pte 2
#23 Rabuffo Sa 2
#24 Reynolds Systems 2
#25 Saab Ab 2
#26 Safe Life Defense, L.L.C. 2
#27 Schlumberger Technology 2
#28 Schott Ag 2
#29 NVIDIA 2
#30 Bae Systems Bofors Ab 1
#31 Bae Systems Controls 1
#32 Bowmar Archery 1
#33 Chongqing Jiaotong University 1
#34 Davey Bickford 1
#35 Day & Zimmermann 1
#36 Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg 1
#37 Diehl Metall Stiftung & Co. Kg 1
#38 Dsg Technology As 1
#39 Eight Holdings 1
#40 G&H Diversified Manufacturing Lp 1
#41 Global Tel*Link 1
#42 Halliburton Energy Services 1
#43 Hornady Manufacturing 1
#44 Insights International Holdings 1
#45 Jd Pharma 1
#46 Marotta Controls 1
#47 Nanjing University Of Science And Technology 1
#48 Pro-Tracker Ip Holding 1
#49 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems 1
#50 Rankin Labs 1
#51 Ravin Crossbows 1
#52 Rekon 1
#53 Ruag Ammotec Gmbh 1
#54 Smartvet Pty 1
#55 Strictly Fx 1
#56 Draper Laboratory 1
#57 US Army 1
#58 Thyssenkrupp Ag 1
#59 Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Gmbh 1
#60 Ultra Electronics Forensic Technology 1
#61 University Of Science And Technology Beijing 1
#62 Unknown 1
#63 Xconnect 1
#64 Honeywell 1