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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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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 William H. Geissele 13 Whg Properties
2 Paul Oglesby 12 Chicago Mercantile Exchange
3 James J. Kempf 9 Archery Innovators
#4 Rex E. Isenhower 9 Archery Innovators
#5 Magne H. Nerheim 8 Axon Enterprise
#6 Mathew A. McPherson 7 Mcp Ip
#7 Brian L. Nakayama 6 Magpul Industries
#8 Craig Thomas Yehle 6 Ravin Crossbows
#9 Michael T. Mayberry 6 Magpul Industries
#10 Timothy Eric Roberts 6 Magpul Industries
#11 Brandon Thomas Hefer 5 Vista Outdoor Operations
#12 David Walter Compton 5 Colt Canada Ip Holding Partnership
#13 Daniel N. Kelly 5 Scott Archery
#14 Darryl S. Lee 5 Dbdrop
#15 Aaron Davidson 4 Gunwerks
#16 Andrew Visinski 4 —
#17 Chunhua Shi 4 Huntercraft Limited
#18 David Theodore Fumia 4 American Classic Arms
#19 Ellen M. Arruda 4 —
#20 Eric M. Yeates 4 Sentry Solutions Products Group
#21 George Huang 4 Turn-Luckily International
#22 Iwao Iwasawa 4 Tokyo Marui Co.
#23 Lin Zhang 4 Applied Materials
#24 Matthew A. Sharron 4 —
#25 Michael J. Shaffer 4 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#26 Michael Thouless 4 University of Michigan
#27 Robert A. Kincaid 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#28 Ronald Herman Kohlstaedt 4 American Classic Arms
#29 Sagi Faifer 4 Unknown
#30 Sang Su 4 Huntercraft Limited
#31 Siddharth Heroor 4 Axon Enterprise
#32 Simon M. Muska 4 Smith & Wesson
#33 Tanaz Rahimzadeh 4 University of Michigan
#34 William Bradley Bennett 4 Magpul Industries
#35 Aaron Brookhart 3 Acme United
#36 Benjamin Alicea, Jr. 3 —
#37 Bo Sun Jeung 3 Unknown
#38 Carson Cheng 3 Ncstar
#39 Carl R. Herman 3 Lockheed Martin
#40 Charles Chang 3 Eaton
#41 Charles K. Heizer 3 Heizer Defense
#42 Chad Horch 3 Action Target
#43 Charles M. Roland 3 US Air Force
#44 Clifton L. Cook 3 Alliant Techsystems
#45 David S. Findlay 3 Smith & Wesson
#46 Dorge O. Huang 3 Archery Innovators
#47 Dov Pikielny 3 —
#48 Emil Chao 3 International Rectifier
#49 Eric Stephen Kincel 3 Bravo Company Mfg
#50 Frank L. DeSomma 3 Patriot Ordnance Factory
#51 Gary Edward Crocker 3 Colt Canada Ip Holding Partnership
#52 Gaston Houle 3 Placements Gaston Houle
#53 Gary M. Lemire 3 Wilcox Industries
#54 George Huang 3 Battlearms Ip
#55 Jay Leonard Jacobson 3 Franklin Armory Holdings
#56 James W. Teetzel 3 Wilcox Industries
#57 Jeffrey W. Mock 3 Crosman
#58 John Steven Kokinis 3 Machine Gun Armory, L.L.C.
#59 John A. Kowalczyk, Jr. 3 Crosman
#60 Karl F. Milde, Jr. 3 Unknown
#61 Kenneth W. Harris 3 Acme United
#62 Lester C. Larson, Jr. 3 Rock River Arms
#63 Matthew Searle 3 Bcb International Limited
#64 Nathan Cohen 3 Fractal Antenna Systems
#65 Paul N. Smith 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#66 Rex F. Darlington 3 —
#67 Richard L. Bednar 3 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#68 Richard Brady Olsen 3 Fortis Manufacturing
#69 Robert E. Sheets, Jr. 3 Primary Arms
#70 Ryan Paul Fellows 3 Franklin Armory Holdings
#71 Sean O'Clair 3 Smith & Wesson
#72 Sergej Popikov 3 L&O Hunting Group Gmbh
#73 Stephen C. Moraites 3 Lockheed Martin
#74 Tai-lai Ding 3 Leapers
#75 Tamir Porat 3 Recover Innovations
#76 Tat Shing Yu 3 Leapers
#77 Thomas M. Gregory 3 Alliant Techsystems
#78 Thomas C. Heizer 3 Heizer Defense
#79 Thomas A. Marx 3 Alliant Techsystems
#80 Turner Sessions 3 Magpul Industries
#81 Wes Cross 3 —
#82 William Christopher Couie 3 —
#83 Adam Wibby 2 Otter Products
#84 Alexandre CÔTÉ 2 Abb Power Grids Switzerland Ag
#85 Alan V. Morine 2 Otter Products
#86 Alexander Volker Peters 2 Dsm Ip Assets B.V.
#87 Alex J. Sitzman 2 Magnetospeed
#88 Alec Daniel Wolf 2 Zev Technologies
#89 Anthony Moran 2 Rolls-Royce Plc
#90 Andreas Schaefer 2 Qiagen Gmbh
#91 Anthony M. Waas 2 University of Michigan
#92 Arthur J. Elftmann, Jr. 2 —
#93 Arthur O'Donnell 2 Profense
#94 Bart McCurdy 2 —
#95 Benjamin D. Blosser 2 Feradyne Outdoors
#96 Benjamin C Roemer 2 —
#97 Billie Cyril Hudson, III 2 Daniel Defense
#98 Brent R. Cook 2 Vista Outdoor Operations
#99 Brian A. Gin 2 RTX (Raytheon)
#100 Brian H. Hamm 2 Unknown

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 35
2 Magpul Industries 13
3 US Air Force 13
#4 Whg Properties 13
#5 Smith & Wesson 12
#6 Vista Outdoor Operations 11
#7 Archery Innovators 9
#8 Axon Enterprise 9
#9 Mcp Ip 9
#10 Sig Sauer 8
#11 Lockheed Martin 6
#12 Action Target 5
#13 Huntercraft Limited 5
#14 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 5
#15 L&O Hunting Group Gmbh 5
#16 Ravin Crossbows 5
#17 Scott Archery 5
#18 American Classic Arms 4
#19 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 4
#20 Colt Canada Ip Holding Partnership 4
#21 Crosman 4
#22 Gi Sportz Direct 4
#23 Israel Aerospace Industries 4
#24 Sturm, Ruger & Company 4
#25 The Boeing 4
#26 University of Michigan 4
#27 US Army 4
#28 Tokyo Marui Co. 4
#29 NVIDIA 4
#30 RTX (Raytheon) 4
#31 Bravo Company Mfg 3
#32 Burris Company 3
#33 Fortis Manufacturing 3
#34 Franklin Armory Holdings 3
#35 Grace Engineering 3
#36 Heizer Defense 3
#37 Htr Development 3
#38 Leapers 3
#39 Leupold & Stevens 3
#40 Lwrc International 3
#41 Machine Gun Armory, L.L.C. 3
#42 Ncstar 3
#43 Patriot Ordnance Factory 3
#44 Placements Gaston Houle 3
#45 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems 3
#46 Rock River Arms 3
#47 Rosemount Aerospace 3
#48 Streamlight 3
#49 Wilcox Industries 3
#50 Zev Technologies 3
#51 Agency Arms 2
#52 Angel Armor 2
#53 Apex Tactical Specialties 2
#54 Asia Optical Co. 2
#55 Axts 2
#56 Bae Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag 2
#57 Barrday 2
#58 Bcb International Limited 2
#59 Benelli Armi S.P.A. 2
#60 Centre Firearms Co. 2
#61 Cmi Defence S.A. 2
#62 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 2
#63 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
#64 Elite Tactical Systems Group 2
#65 Evergreen Asset Management 2
#66 Excalibur Crossbow 2
#67 Fabbrica D'Armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. 2
#68 Feradyne Outdoors 2
#69 Flir Systems 2
#70 Fn Herstal S.A. 2
#71 Fractal Antenna Systems 2
#72 G.I. Sportz 2
#73 Glock Technology Gmbh 2
#74 Gsl Technology 2
#75 Guay Guay Trading Co. 2
#76 Hogue 2
#77 Hoyt Archery 2
#78 Huskemaw Optics 2
#79 Hvrt 2
#80 Kma Concepts Limited 2
#81 Kriss Industries Asia 2
#82 Lancer Systems Lp 2
#83 Lasermax 2
#84 Magnetospeed 2
#85 Mbda Deutschland Gmbh 2
#86 Mbda Uk Limited 2
#87 Mitsubishi Electric 2
#88 N2 Imaging Systems 2
#89 N82 Tactical 2
#90 Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno 2
#91 Np Aerospace Limited 2
#92 Perfect Form Manufacturing 2
#93 Primary Weapons 2
#94 Profense 2
#95 Pro Mag Mfg. 2
#96 R A Brands L.L.C. 2
#97 Recover Innovations 2
#98 Saab Ab 2
#99 Savage Arms 2
#100 Shotstop Ballistics 2