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Weapons Patent Leaders All Time

Primary CPC class F41 · 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.

Recent years: 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1996 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 1,306 patents in 2019.peak 1,3061996: 442 patents19961997: 548 patents1998: 548 patents1999: 530 patents19992000: 415 patents2001: 487 patents2002: 526 patents20022003: 581 patents2004: 555 patents2005: 426 patents20052006: 420 patents2007: 443 patents2008: 430 patents20082009: 453 patents2010: 668 patents2011: 774 patents20112012: 864 patents2013: 1,017 patents2014: 1,045 patents20142015: 1,046 patents2016: 1,138 patents2017: 1,121 patents20172018: 1,084 patents2019: 1,306 patents2020: 1,179 patents20202021: 1,092 patents2022: 973 patents2023: 946 patents20232024: 1,015 patents2025: 1,071 patents2025

Top Inventors

Rank ↑ Inventor ↕ Patents ↕ Primary Company ↕
1 Mathew A. McPherson 157 Mcp Ip
2 Michael T. Mayberry 88 Magpul Industries
3 William H. Geissele 87 Whg Properties
#4 Magne H. Nerheim 83 Axon Enterprise
#5 Michael J. Shaffer 76 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#6 Richard L. Bednar 71 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#7 Brian L. Nakayama 61 Magpul Industries
#8 James J. Kempf 58 Archery Innovators
#9 Brett Curry 56 Smith & Wesson
#10 James W. Teetzel 55 Wilcox Industries
#11 Timothy Eric Roberts 55 Magpul Industries
#12 Eric Stephen Kincel 53 Bravo Company Mfg
#13 Jesus S. Gomez 52 Lwrc International
#14 Larry Cullen Underwood 52 L.L. Culmat
#15 James Matthew Underwood 50 Digital Sound
#16 Dennis J. Sammut 47 Horus Vision
#17 Craig Thomas Yehle 46 Ravin Crossbows
#18 Eric M. Yeates 46 Sentry Solutions Products Group
#19 James K. Bentley 45 Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited
#20 Charles A. Saunders 43 Saunders Archery
#21 Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. 43 Aob Products
#22 Michael Canty 43 NVIDIA
#23 Richard M. Fitzpatrick 43 Magpul Industries
#24 Gary L. Simonds 41 Mcp Ip
#25 Kyle Bateman 41 Action Target
#26 Paul Oglesby 41 Chicago Mercantile Exchange
#27 Paul T. Noonan 40 F.M. Products
#28 Marlow W. Larson 39 Browning
#29 Milan Cerovic 39 —
#30 Robert A. Kincaid 39 Vista Outdoor Operations
#31 Lonnie G. Johnson 38 Johnson Research & Development Co.
#32 Paul LoRocco 38 Truglo
#33 Richard E. Swan 38 Cadence Design Systems
#34 Shanyao Lee 37 Strike Industries
#35 William H. Rogers 37 Safariland
#36 Kevin L. Parsons 36 NVIDIA
#37 Michael Cottrell 36 Aob Products
#38 Tetsuo Maeda 36 Maruzen Company Limited
#39 Gregory E. Summers 35 Unknown
#40 Jeffrey W. Mock 35 Crosman
#41 Larry E. Moore 35 P&L Industries
#42 John Klebes 34 Smith & Wesson
#43 Paul Trpkovski 34 Ravin Crossbows
#44 Rex E. Isenhower 34 Archery Innovators
#45 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 33 Mcp Ip
#46 John A. Kowalczyk, Jr. 33 Crosman
#47 Thomas M. Gregory 33 Alliant Techsystems
#48 John W. Matthews 32 Surefire
#49 Bahram Khoshnood 31 Mcp Ip
#50 James McGarry 31 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#51 Miroslav A. Simo 31 New Archery Products
#52 Nicholas Kielsmeier 31 Magpul Industries
#53 Rex F. Darlington 31 —
#54 Tai-lai Ding 31 Leapers
#55 Ashok Bhatnagar 30 Honeywell
#56 Bruce M. D'Andrade 30 Arco Industries
#57 Joseph R. Moody 30 Grip Pod Systems
#58 Richard Ryder Washburn, III 30 Centre Firearms Co.
#59 Stephen P. Troy 30 Troy Industries
#60 Vincent F. Troncoso 30 Golden Key Futura
#61 Clifton L. Cook 29 Alliant Techsystems
#62 David A. Barnett 29 Barnett Outdoors, Llc.
#63 Marc T. Rentz 29 Unknown
#64 Paul N. Smith 29 Vista Outdoor Operations
#65 William Bradley Bennett 29 Magpul Industries
#66 William B. Ruger 29 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#67 Andrew W. York 28 Sig Sauer
#68 Caleb Clark Crye 28 Lineweight
#69 Chi-Chang Liu 28 Poe Lang Enterprise Co.
#70 George A. Kemeny 28 Westinghouse Electric
#71 Mark C. Laney 28 Smith & Wesson
#72 Paul Hochstrate 28 Colt Defense
#73 Patrick W. Smith 28 —
#74 Shih-Che Hu 28 —
#75 Trent Zimmer 28 —
#76 William Deng 28 NVIDIA
#77 Francis See Chong Chia 27 Easebon Services Limited
#78 Gary M. Lemire 27 Wilcox Industries
#79 James Tayon 27 Aob Products
#80 Joseph D. Gaddini 27 Grip Pod Systems
#81 Mark J. Hayes 27 Mcp Ip
#82 Michael J. Brown 27 Adcor Industries
#83 Paul Y. Kim 27 Surefire
#84 Sagi Faifer 27 Unknown
#85 William M. Gardner, Jr. 27 Smart Parts
#86 David A. Johnson 26 Jfs B.V.
#87 Daniel A. Summers 26 Qtm
#88 Eric C. Burt 26 Magpul Industries
#89 Jean-Michel Laporte 26 Laporte Holding
#90 Kai Thorin Kloepfer 26 Biofire Technologies
#91 Kevin Langevin 26 Colt'S Manufacturing Ip Holding Company
#92 Philip Scott Lyren 26 Pelagic Concepts
#93 Dong Hee Lee 25 Unknown
#94 Gary Zukowski 25 Smith & Wesson
#95 George Huang 25 Turn-Luckily International
#96 John Estridge 25 Truglo
#97 Nathaniel E. Grace 25 Grace Engineering
#98 Norbert Fluhr 25 Heckler & Koch Gmbh
#99 Paul L. Peck 25 Tru-Fire
#100 Yin-Hsi Liao 25 Guay Guay Trading Co.

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 701
2 US Air Force 612
3 US Army 541
#4 RTX (Raytheon) 358
#5 Lockheed Martin 206
#6 Smith & Wesson 199
#7 Heckler & Koch Gmbh 169
#8 NVIDIA 164
#9 Mcp Ip 155
#10 The Boeing 149
#11 Axon Enterprise 148
#12 Sig Sauer 138
#13 Magpul Industries 137
#14 Sturm, Ruger & Company 135
#15 Rheinmetall Gmbh 128
#16 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 106
#17 Honeywell 103
#18 Giat Industries 97
#19 Whg Properties 94
#20 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 93
#21 GE 93
#22 Crosman 91
#23 Vista Outdoor Operations 86
#24 Westinghouse Electric 80
#25 R A Brands L.L.C. 73
#26 Surefire 72
#27 Hasbro 71
#28 Hughes Aircraft 70
#29 Bear Archery 69
#30 Saab Ab 66
#31 General Dynamics Corp., Pomona Division 65
#32 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 60
#33 Lwrc International 58
#34 Action Target 55
#35 Fabbrica D'Armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. 53
#36 Fmc 52
#37 Leupold & Stevens 52
#38 Safariland 52
#39 Apple 51
#40 Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Oerlikon-Buehrle Ag 51
#41 Kee Action Sports I 49
#42 Ravin Crossbows 46
#43 Sheltered Wings 46
#44 Browning 45
#45 Colt'S Manufacturing Company 44
#46 Glock Technology Gmbh 44
#47 Bae Systems Plc 43
#48 Battenfeld Technologies 43
#49 Precision Shooting Equipment 43
#50 Wilcox Industries 43
#51 Strike Industries 40
#52 Truglo 40
#53 United Defense Lp 40
#54 Steyr-Daimler-Puch 39
#55 Fn Herstal S.A. 37
#56 Aktiebolaget Bofors 36
#57 Maruzen Company Limited 36
#58 Smart Parts 36
#59 Grace Engineering 35
#60 Northrop Grumman 35
#61 Rheinmetall W & M Gmbh 35
#62 Tru-Fire 35
#63 Alliant Techsystems 34
#64 Remington Arms Company 34
#65 Foster-Miller 33
#66 Lasermax 33
#67 Poe Lang Enterprise Co. 33
#68 Asia Optical Co. 32
#69 Benelli Armi S.P.A. 32
#70 Cubic 32
#71 Leapers 32
#72 Diehl Gmbh & 31
#73 Hoyt Archery 31
#74 O.F. Mossberg & Sons 31
#75 Trijicon 31
#76 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 30
#77 Bushnell 30
#78 Oerlikon Contraves Ag 30
#79 Thomson-Csf 30
#80 Apex Tactical Specialties 29
#81 Daniel Defense 29
#82 Easebon Services Limited 29
#83 Johnson Research & Development Co. 29
#84 Kimber Ip 29
#85 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann 29
#86 New Archery Products 29
#87 Archery Innovators 28
#88 Biofire Technologies 28
#89 Bravo Company Mfg 28
#90 Crimson Trace 28
#91 Agency Arms 27
#92 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 27
#93 Hvrt 27
#94 Rafael-Armament Development Authority 27
#95 Savage Arms 27
#96 Ares 26
#97 Bae Systems Land & Armaments 26
#98 Carl Walther Gmbh 26
#99 Martin Archery 26
#100 Plasan Sasa 26