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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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 William H. Geissele 13 Whg Properties
2 Mathew A. McPherson 10 Mcp Ip
3 Michael J. Shaffer 10 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#4 Dennis J. Sammut 7 Horus Vision
#5 Dorge O. Huang 7 Archery Innovators
#6 Hubert Schneider 7 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#7 Magne H. Nerheim 7 Axon Enterprise
#8 Michael T. Mayberry 7 Magpul Industries
#9 Paul Oglesby 7 Chicago Mercantile Exchange
#10 Paul N. Smith 7 Vista Outdoor Operations
#11 Richard L. Bednar 7 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#12 Thomas Tedder 7 Tedder Industries
#13 Brandon Thomas Hefer 6 Vista Outdoor Operations
#14 Eric Stephen Kincel 6 Bravo Company Mfg
#15 James J. Kempf 6 Archery Innovators
#16 Rex E. Isenhower 6 Archery Innovators
#17 Siddharth Heroor 6 Axon Enterprise
#18 Albert Lavin 5 Axon Enterprise
#19 Brian L. Nakayama 5 Magpul Industries
#20 Chor-Ming Ma 5 Buzz Bee Toys (Hk) Co., Limited
#21 Craig Thomas Yehle 5 Ravin Crossbows
#22 Darryl S. Lee 5 Dbdrop
#23 Ethan Lessard 5 The Q
#24 Gary Smith 5 —
#25 Iwao Iwasawa 5 Tokyo Marui Co.
#26 Luke Salisbury 5 Axon Enterprise
#27 Michael Cottrell 5 Aob Products
#28 Philip Scott Lyren 5 Pelagic Concepts
#29 Tai-lai Ding 5 Leapers
#30 Timothy Eric Roberts 5 Magpul Industries
#31 Aaron M. Moore 4 Xerox
#32 Andrew W. York 4 Sig Sauer
#33 Arthur J. Viani 4 —
#34 Brian McDonald 4 The Q
#35 Brandon Karl Trostrud 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#36 Chi-Chang Liu 4 Poe Lang Enterprise Co.
#37 Cheh-Kang Liu 4 —
#38 Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. 4 Aob Products
#39 Eric M. Yeates 4 Sentry Solutions Products Group
#40 Gary Hamilton 4 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#41 George Huang 4 Turn-Luckily International
#42 Ho-Sheng Wei 4 —
#43 James Gianladis 4 Battenfeld Technologies
#44 Jay Leonard Jacobson 4 Franklin Armory Holdings
#45 Jacob Shearer 4 Tedder Industries
#46 Jeffrey James O'Brien 4 Bravo Company Mfg
#47 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 4 Mcp Ip
#48 John M. French 4 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#49 John Klebes 4 Smith & Wesson
#50 Justin Heckert 4 Crosman
#51 Keith Bartels 4 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#52 Kevin Langevin 4 Colt'S Manufacturing Ip Holding Company
#53 Larry E. Moore 4 P&L Industries
#54 Louis M. Galie 4 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#55 Michael Andrew Josey 4 Colt'S Manufacturing Ip Holding Company
#56 Michael L. McCormick 4 Wilson'S Gun Shop
#57 Rob Gilliom 4 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#58 Robert A. Kincaid 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#59 Robert J. Meinert 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#60 Ryan Paul Fellows 4 Franklin Armory Holdings
#61 Ryan Jacobson 4 Revo Brand Group
#62 Tat Shing Yu 4 Leapers
#63 Todd Hodnett 4 Hvrt
#64 Troy E. Lance 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#65 William Bradley Bennett 4 Magpul Industries
#66 Yin-Hsi Liao 4 Guay Guay Trading Co.
#67 Adam J. Birk 3 Battenfeld Technologies
#68 Adrian Chavez 3 —
#69 Anthony Vesich 3 Aob Products
#70 Bo Sun Jeung 3 Unknown
#71 Brian K. Jones 3 H.I.T. Outdoors
#72 Ching-Chi Hung 3 Man Kung Enterprise Co.
#73 Christopher J. Michael 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#74 David Maga 3 —
#75 Devin Anderson 3 Action Target
#76 Douglas Fougnies 3 Unknown
#77 Dong Hee Lee 3 Unknown
#78 Duane Liptak 3 Magpul Industries
#79 Eric Heindel Goodchild 3 Aira
#80 Eugenio Righi 3 Fabbrica D'Armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A.
#81 Fred H. Hunt 3 Ravin Crossbows
#82 Fu-Hui Chu 3 Man Kung Enterprise Co.
#83 George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros 3 Crosman
#84 G. David Tubb 3 —
#85 Jacob A. Hout 3 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#86 James Tayon 3 Aob Products
#87 Jeffrey W. Mock 3 Crosman
#88 Jonathan Barrett 3 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#89 Joel Edwards 3 Zrodelta
#90 Justin Burke 3 Aob Products
#91 Kevin Tyson Brittingham 3 Advanced Armament Corp.
#92 Kent J. Myers 3 —
#93 Krzysztof J. Kras 3 Sig Sauer
#94 Kurtis A. Palu 3 Thunder Beast Aims
#95 Lawrence Chao 3 Hvrt
#96 Larry L. Day 3 Unknown
#97 Lawrence S. Kramer 3 Lockheed Martin
#98 Liam Yarbrough 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#99 Mark Dalton 3 Aob Products
#100 Mark J. Hayes 3 Mcp Ip

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 31
2 Vista Outdoor Operations 20
3 Sig Sauer 19
#4 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 14
#5 US Army 14
#6 RTX (Raytheon) 14
#7 Axon Enterprise 13
#8 Mcp Ip 13
#9 Whg Properties 13
#10 US Air Force 12
#11 Magpul Industries 11
#12 Sturm, Ruger & Company 11
#13 Hvrt 7
#14 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 7
#15 Battenfeld Technologies 6
#16 R A Brands L.L.C. 6
#17 Smith & Wesson 6
#18 Strike Industries 6
#19 The Boeing 6
#20 Action Target 5
#21 Apex Tactical Specialties 5
#22 Asia Optical Co. 5
#23 Colt'S Manufacturing Ip Holding Company 5
#24 Crosman 5
#25 Cubic 5
#26 Leapers 5
#27 Ravin Crossbows 5
#28 Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co. 5
#29 The Q 5
#30 Tokyo Marui Co. 5
#31 Archery Innovators 4
#32 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 4
#33 Bravo Company Mfg 4
#34 Dbdrop 4
#35 Fabbrica D'Armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. 4
#36 Franklin Armory Holdings 4
#37 Guay Guay Trading Co. 4
#38 Huntercraft Limited 4
#39 Lwrc International 4
#40 Poe Lang Enterprise Co. 4
#41 Revo Brand Group 4
#42 Wilson'S Gun Shop 4
#43 NVIDIA 4
#44 Aerovironment 3
#45 Agency Arms 3
#46 Ambimjb 3
#47 Angel Armor 3
#48 Bear Archery 3
#49 F.M. Products 3
#50 General Dynamics Corp., Pomona Division 3
#51 Glock Technology Gmbh 3
#52 H.I.T. Outdoors 3
#53 Hoyt Archery 3
#54 Leupold & Stevens 3
#55 Man Kung Enterprise Co. 3
#56 Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems 3
#57 Safariland 3
#58 Samson Manufacturing 3
#59 Springfield 3
#60 Tedder Industries 3
#61 Thunder Beast Aims 3
#62 22 Evolution 2
#63 Abrams Airborne Manufacturing 2
#64 Accubow 2
#65 Alex Brands Buzz Bee Toys(Hk)Limited 2
#66 Axts 2
#67 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 2
#68 Barrday 2
#69 Battlearms Ip 2
#70 Bowtech 2
#71 Burris Company 2
#72 Bushnell 2
#73 Buzz Bee Toys (Hk) Co., Limited 2
#74 Crimson Trace 2
#75 Defenshield 2
#76 Drake Holdings 2
#77 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 2
#78 E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
#79 Elite Tactical Systems Group 2
#80 Falcon Industries 2
#81 Gamo Outdoor, S.L. 2
#82 G.I. Sportz 2
#83 Grace Engineering 2
#84 Gun Guardian 2
#85 Halo Maritime Defense Systems 2
#86 Hanwha Defense Co. 2
#87 Hiviz 2
#88 Juggernaut Tactical 2
#89 Knight Vision Lllp 2
#90 Krl Holding Company 2
#91 Kruger Optical 2
#92 Lasermax 2
#93 Leonardo S.P.A. 2
#94 Lucida Research 2
#95 Mbda Uk Limited 2
#96 Microtech Knives 2
#97 Ncstar 2
#98 Nemo Arms 2
#99 Npc Robotics 2
#100 Patriot Ordnance Factory 2