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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

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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 16 Mcp Ip
2 Michael T. Mayberry 16 Magpul Industries
3 Brian L. Nakayama 14 Magpul Industries
#4 Timothy Eric Roberts 10 Magpul Industries
#5 Richard L. Bednar 9 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#6 Michael J. Shaffer 8 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#7 William Bradley Bennett 8 Magpul Industries
#8 Carson Cheng 7 Ncstar
#9 James J. Kempf 7 Archery Innovators
#10 Kevin Langevin 7 Colt'S Manufacturing Ip Holding Company
#11 Jack Hancosky 6 Precision Accuracy Solutions
#12 Jacob A. Hout 6 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#13 Jesus S. Gomez 6 Lwrc International
#14 Nicholas Kielsmeier 6 Magpul Industries
#15 Brett Curry 5 Smith & Wesson
#16 Craig Thomas Yehle 5 Ravin Crossbows
#17 Dennis J. Sammut 5 Horus Vision
#18 Duane Liptak 5 Magpul Industries
#19 Eric Stephen Kincel 5 Bravo Company Mfg
#20 John Estridge 5 Truglo
#21 Karl F. Milde, Jr. 5 Unknown
#22 Lester C. Larson, Jr. 5 Rock River Arms
#23 Nicholas C. Obteshka 5 Bowtech
#24 Paul LoRocco 5 Truglo
#25 Stephen P. Troy 5 Troy Industries
#26 Aaron A. McGinty 4 Falkor Sid
#27 Andrew Hughes 4 Bear Archery
#28 Andrew Visinski 4 —
#29 Bahram Khoshnood 4 Mcp Ip
#30 David A. Barnett 4 Barnett Outdoors, Llc.
#31 Dwight Potter 4 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#32 Frank J. Michal 4 —
#33 Gary L. Simonds 4 Mcp Ip
#34 In-Soo Jung 4 Hyundai Motor
#35 Marvin C. Daniel 4 Daniel Defense
#36 Michael Andrew Josey 4 Colt'S Manufacturing Ip Holding Company
#37 Michael E. Stein 4 —
#38 Nicholas Williams 4 The Otis Patent Trust
#39 Omar Alonso Macy 4 Real Action Paintball, Inc (Rap4)
#40 Paul Hochstrate 4 Colt Defense
#41 Paul Oglesby 4 Chicago Mercantile Exchange
#42 Peter Cummings 4 Kma Concepts Limited
#43 Raymond M. Gamache 4 US Air Force
#44 Stephen Charles Hines 4 Falcon Industries
#45 Susan Houde-Walter 4 Lasermax
#46 Thomas J. Miller 4 Spike'S Tactical
#47 William H. Geissele 4 Whg Properties
#48 William R. Houde-Walter 4 Lasermax
#49 Arthur J. Viani 3 —
#50 Brian L. Olmsted 3 Lasermax
#51 Caleb Clark Crye 3 Lineweight
#52 Carmelo Russo 3 —
#53 Charles K. Heizer 3 Heizer Defense
#54 Charles M. Roland 3 US Air Force
#55 Changan Tian 3 Ncstar
#56 Daniel J. Balonek 3 Lasermax
#57 Damon Lamont Coalson 3 Truglo
#58 David Foster 3 Target Brands
#59 David A. Hewes 3 Troy Industries
#60 Dong Hee Lee 3 Unknown
#61 Dong-Won Park 3 Samsung
#62 Ethan Lessard 3 The Q
#63 George Huang 3 Turn-Luckily International
#64 Hedy H. Gahn 3 Heizer Defense
#65 Jason Michael Cheng 3 Ncstar
#66 Jarrett O'Hara 3 Contract Fabrication & Design
#67 Jeffrey B. Boka 3 Lockheed Martin
#68 Jesse L. Davison 3 Contract Fabrication & Design
#69 John Hancock Lupher 3 Trackingpoint
#70 Jonathan Mather 3 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
#71 Kenneth P. Green 3 Magpump
#72 Kurtis A. Palu 3 Thunder Beast Aims
#73 Matthias Raczek 3 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
#74 Marvin Vale Riggall, Jr. 3 Contract Fabrication & Design
#75 Matthew A. Sharron 3 —
#76 Michael W. Allen 3 Lmd Power Of Light
#77 Michael A. Miller 3 USAA
#78 Michael Rice 3 University Of Delaware
#79 Omid S. Jahromi 3 Lucida Research
#80 Paul A. Tusting 3 Black Diamond Equipment
#81 Richard M. Fitzpatrick 3 Magpul Industries
#82 Robert J. Stewart 3 Yardarm Technologies
#83 Russell Oliver 3 Os
#84 Thomas C. Heizer 3 Heizer Defense
#85 Torrance L. Adcock, Jr. 3 Switch Grip
#86 Trent Zimmer 3 —
#87 Turner Sessions 3 Magpul Industries
#88 Aaron Pellett 2 Field Logic
#89 Ahamefula Chukwu 2 —
#90 Alvin Williams 2 Keng'S Firearms Specialty
#91 Alec Daniel Wolf 2 Zev Technologies
#92 Andrea Gomirato 2 Beretta U. S. A.
#93 Armando Corella 2 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#94 Bo Sun Jeung 2 Unknown
#95 Brad Bennett 2 Magpul Industries
#96 Christopher Ashley 2 Otis Products
#97 Christopher J. Eacker 2 Bowtech
#98 Charles A. Howland 2 Warwick Mills
#99 Chadwick Brian Martin 2 Meta
#100 Charles A. Saunders 2 Saunders Archery

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 30
2 Magpul Industries 21
3 Mcp Ip 20
#4 US Air Force 13
#5 RTX (Raytheon) 13
#6 R A Brands L.L.C. 12
#7 US Army 12
#8 Sturm, Ruger & Company 11
#9 Sig Sauer 10
#10 Bear Archery 9
#11 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 9
#12 Colt'S Manufacturing Ip Holding Company 8
#13 Smith & Wesson 8
#14 Lockheed Martin 8
#15 Lasermax 7
#16 Lwrc International 6
#17 Ncstar 6
#18 Truglo 6
#19 NVIDIA 6
#20 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 5
#21 Bowtech 5
#22 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann 5
#23 Leupold & Stevens 5
#24 Ravin Crossbows 5
#25 Rock River Arms 5
#26 The Otis Patent Trust 5
#27 Axon Enterprise 4
#28 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 4
#29 Daniel Defense 4
#30 Hoyt Archery 4
#31 Kma Concepts Limited 4
#32 Real Action Paintball, Inc (Rap4) 4
#33 Saab Ab 4
#34 Spike'S Tactical 4
#35 Trackingpoint 4
#36 Umarex Usa 4
#37 Whg Properties 4
#38 Apple 3
#39 Apex Tactical Specialties 3
#40 Contract Fabrication & Design 3
#41 Cubic 3
#42 Diehl Bgt Defence 3
#43 Falcon Industries 3
#44 Falkor Sid 3
#45 Gi Sportz Direct 3
#46 Grace Engineering 3
#47 Heizer Defense 3
#48 Horus Vision 3
#49 Lineweight 3
#50 Lucida Research 3
#51 Oss Suppressors 3
#52 Perfect Form Manufacturing 3
#53 Rosemount Aerospace 3
#54 Savage Arms 3
#55 Switch Grip 3
#56 Thunder Beast Aims 3
#57 Vega Force International 3
#58 Win&Win Co. 3
#59 Yardarm Technologies 3
#60 Bae Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag 2
#61 Bae Systems Land & Armaments 2
#62 Bae Systems Plc 2
#63 Battelle Memorial Institute 2
#64 Beretta U. S. A. 2
#65 Bravo Company Mfg 2
#66 Bravo Company Usa 2
#67 Burris Company 2
#68 Bushnell 2
#69 Colt'S Manufacturing Company 2
#70 Crimson Trace 2
#71 Cynetic Designs 2
#72 Easebon Services Limited 2
#73 Fabbrica D'Armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. 2
#74 Foster-Miller 2
#75 Hanwha Techwin Co. 2
#76 Hasbro 2
#77 Hogue 2
#78 Huntercraft Limited 2
#79 Hvrt 2
#80 Isoclima S.P.A. 2
#81 Lightforce Usa 2
#82 Mattel 2
#83 Mbda France 2
#84 Midwest Industries 2
#85 Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno 2
#86 Nxt Generation 2
#87 Optiflow 2
#88 Oshkosh Defense 2
#89 Otis Products 2
#90 Pearson Engineering Limited 2
#91 Planet Eclipse Limited 2
#92 Poe Lang Enterprise Co. 2
#93 Precision Accuracy Solutions 2
#94 Pro Mag Mfg. 2
#95 Radar Leather Division S.R.L. 2
#96 Radio Systems 2
#97 Rogers Holster Co. 2
#98 Sheltered Wings 2
#99 Shooting Simulator 2
#100 Surefire 2