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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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 11 Mcp Ip
2 William H. Geissele 11 Whg Properties
3 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 8 Mcp Ip
#4 Philip Scott Lyren 7 Pelagic Concepts
#5 James Matthew Underwood 6 Digital Sound
#6 Jeffrey W. Mock 6 Crosman
#7 Larry Cullen Underwood 6 L.L. Culmat
#8 Michael T. Mayberry 6 Magpul Industries
#9 Michael J. Shaffer 6 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#10 Paul Oglesby 6 Chicago Mercantile Exchange
#11 Thomas Tedder 6 Tedder Industries
#12 Timothy Eric Roberts 6 Magpul Industries
#13 Brandon Karl Trostrud 5 Vista Outdoor Operations
#14 Eric Stephen Kincel 5 Bravo Company Mfg
#15 Francis See Chong Chia 5 Easebon Services Limited
#16 John A. Kowalczyk, Jr. 5 Crosman
#17 Magne H. Nerheim 5 Axon Enterprise
#18 Michael Cottrell 5 Aob Products
#19 Paul T. Noonan 5 F.M. Products
#20 Richard Ryder Washburn, III 5 Centre Firearms Co.
#21 Benjamin Tyler Cole 4 —
#22 Brandon Thomas Hefer 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#23 Brian L. Nakayama 4 Magpul Industries
#24 David Hyung Chin 4 Strike Industries
#25 Darryl S. Lee 4 Dbdrop
#26 David Michael Masarik 4 N2 Imaging Systems
#27 Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. 4 Aob Products
#28 Frank E. Robinson 4 Whg Properties
#29 George Huang 4 Turn-Luckily International
#30 Hubert Schneider 4 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#31 James W. Teetzel 4 Wilcox Industries
#32 Jeffrey James O'Brien 4 Bravo Company Mfg
#33 Joshua Stephen Ruck 4 Aai
#34 Paul Andrew Shipley 4 Aai
#35 Robert Marshall Campbell 4 Dow Global Technologies
#36 Robert Vail Harvey 4 Gun Guardian
#37 Ryan Paul Fellows 4 Franklin Armory Holdings
#38 Sagi Faifer 4 Unknown
#39 Steven J. Huebl 4 Easebon Services Limited
#40 Tai-lai Ding 4 Leapers
#41 Taylor Vold 4 Tedder Industries
#42 Tat Shing Yu 4 Leapers
#43 Timothy S. Kinney 4 Aob Products
#44 William Lewis Murphy, II 4 Gun Guardian
#45 Zeev Pniel 4 International Technologies (Laser)
#46 Adam Coker 3 American Defense Manufacturing
#47 Adrian Thomele 3 Sig Sauer
#48 Alejandro Chavez 3 Bushnell
#49 Albert Lavin 3 Axon Enterprise
#50 Andrew Lees 3 Centre Firearms Co.
#51 Anthony Louis Marfione 3 Microtech Knives
#52 Anthony Vesich 3 Aob Products
#53 Bo Sun Jeung 3 Unknown
#54 Bryan B. Glauber 3 —
#55 Chi-Chang Liu 3 Poe Lang Enterprise Co.
#56 Charles David Williams 3 Springfield
#57 Daniel A. Summers 3 Qtm
#58 Douglas Fougnies 3 Unknown
#59 Edward Sugg 3 Unknown
#60 Elwood G. Norris 3 Turtle Beach
#61 Eric M. Yeates 3 Sentry Solutions Products Group
#62 Frank L. DeSomma 3 Patriot Ordnance Factory
#63 Gary Hamilton 3 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#64 Gaston Houle 3 Placements Gaston Houle
#65 Gary M. Lemire 3 Wilcox Industries
#66 Gal Tamir 3 Microsoft
#67 Grey Oliver Beaudry 3 Adaptive Tactical
#68 Gregory Paul Habiak 3 Aai
#69 Hans J. Walthert 3 Crosman
#70 Ho-Sheng Wei 3 —
#71 Hong Zhang 3 Shenzhen Dongjilian Medical Tech Co.
#72 Jason Beck 3 Tyr Tactical
#73 James Gianladis 3 Battenfeld Technologies
#74 Jay Leonard Jacobson 3 Franklin Armory Holdings
#75 Jason Knight 3 Sig Sauer
#76 James Eric McMillan 3 U.S. Arms Company
#77 James Tayon 3 Aob Products
#78 Jesus S. Gomez 3 Lwrc International
#79 Jered S. Joplin 3 —
#80 Jeffrey D. Tuller 3 Crosman
#81 John M. French 3 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#82 John Gross 3 American Defense Manufacturing
#83 John Klebes 3 Smith & Wesson
#84 Justin Burke 3 Aob Products
#85 Juan D. Cabrera 3 Centre Firearms Co.
#86 Keisuke Ando 3 Mitsubishi Electric
#87 Kirk Joseph Witecha 3 —
#88 Larry L. Day 3 Unknown
#89 Louis M. Galie 3 Sturm, Ruger & Company
#90 Mark Dalton 3 Aob Products
#91 Mark J. Hayes 3 Mcp Ip
#92 Matthew Kinamore 3 Aob Products
#93 Matthew James Masarik 3 Maztech Industries
#94 Michael J. Brown 3 Adcor Industries
#95 Milan Cerovic 3 —
#96 Michael J. Choiniere 3 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#97 Michael Raymond Masarik 3 Maztech Industries
#98 Michael Poehlman 3 Battenfeld Technologies
#99 Nicholas Kielsmeier 3 Magpul Industries
#100 Paul R. Fischer 3 Vista Outdoor Operations

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 38
2 Mcp Ip 18
3 Sig Sauer 13
#4 US Army 13
#5 Whg Properties 13
#6 Vista Outdoor Operations 12
#7 Crosman 10
#8 Magpul Industries 10
#9 Strike Industries 9
#10 Axon Enterprise 8
#11 US Air Force 8
#12 RTX (Raytheon) 8
#13 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 7
#14 Sturm, Ruger & Company 7
#15 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 6
#16 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 6
#17 Battlearms Ip 5
#18 Bravo Company Mfg 5
#19 Easebon Services Limited 5
#20 Hasbro 5
#21 Mitsubishi Electric 5
#22 Smith & Wesson 5
#23 Honeywell 5
#24 Aai 4
#25 Aob Products 4
#26 Apex Tactical Specialties 4
#27 Bae Systems Plc 4
#28 Bushnell 4
#29 Centre Firearms Co. 4
#30 Franklin Armory Holdings 4
#31 Leapers 4
#32 Meprolight (1990) 4
#33 Point Blank Enterprises 4
#34 Savage Arms 4
#35 Springfield 4
#36 Wilcox Industries 4
#37 NVIDIA 4
#38 Action Target 3
#39 Agency Arms 3
#40 Ambimjb 3
#41 American Defense Manufacturing 3
#42 Asia Optical Co. 3
#43 Ceska Zbrojovka A.S. 3
#44 Cmi Defence S.A. 3
#45 Cubic 3
#46 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 3
#47 Gun Guardian 3
#48 Heckler & Koch Gmbh 3
#49 Hvrt 3
#50 In Ovation 3
#51 Lmd Power Of Light 3
#52 Lwrc International 3
#53 Maztech Industries 3
#54 Microtech Knives 3
#55 Modular High-End 3
#56 Patriot Ordnance Factory 3
#57 Sintai Optical (Shenzhen) Co. 3
#58 Tog-Ip 3
#59 U.S. Arms Company 3
#60 Wrap Technologies 3
#61 Apple 2
#62 22 Evolution 2
#63 360° Ballistics 2
#64 Adaptive Tactical 2
#65 Agency For Defense Development 2
#66 American Tactical 2
#67 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 2
#68 Battenfeld Technologies 2
#69 B.E. Meyers & Co. 2
#70 Blac-Rac Manufacturing 2
#71 Burris Company 2
#72 Cadequip 2
#73 Cgs Technology 2
#74 Copper John 2
#75 Crimson Trace 2
#76 Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#77 Drake Holdings 2
#78 Emissive Energy 2
#79 Fractal Antenna Systems 2
#80 Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 2
#81 Gear Head Works 2
#82 Grace Engineering 2
#83 Hamskea Archery Solutions 2
#84 Hanwha Defense Co. 2
#85 Haptech 2
#86 Hiviz 2
#87 Hk Army 2
#88 Kimber Ip 2
#89 Kns Precision 2
#90 Laporte Holding (Sas) 2
#91 Lehigh Defense 2
#92 Leonidas Ip 2
#93 Leupold & Stevens 2
#94 Lightforce Usa 2
#95 Maglula 2
#96 Mandus Group 2
#97 Maruzen Company Limited 2
#98 Mbda France 2
#99 Midwest Industries 2
#100 N2 Imaging Systems 2