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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2022 2022

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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 Michael Canty 15 NVIDIA
2 William Deng 15 NVIDIA
3 James Matthew Underwood 10 Digital Sound
#4 Larry Cullen Underwood 10 L.L. Culmat
#5 Richard L. Bednar 8 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#6 Shanyao Lee 8 Strike Industries
#7 Mathew A. McPherson 7 Mcp Ip
#8 Michael J. Shaffer 7 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#9 Gary Smith 6 —
#10 James J. Kempf 6 Archery Innovators
#11 Michael J. Choiniere 6 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration
#12 Rex E. Isenhower 6 Archery Innovators
#13 Ernest R. Bray 5 Polaris Capital
#14 Eric Stephen Kincel 5 Bravo Company Mfg
#15 Eric VanKeulen 5 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#16 Francis See Chong Chia 5 Easebon Services Limited
#17 Frank E. Robinson 5 Whg Properties
#18 Jeffrey James O'Brien 5 Bravo Company Mfg
#19 Nathaniel E. Grace 5 Grace Engineering
#20 Trent Zimmer 5 —
#21 Andrew W. York 4 Sig Sauer
#22 Chi-Chang Liu 4 Poe Lang Enterprise Co.
#23 Christopher J. Michael 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#24 Elwood G. Norris 4 Turtle Beach
#25 Magne H. Nerheim 4 Axon Enterprise
#26 Paul T. Noonan 4 F.M. Products
#27 Paul N. Smith 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#28 Philip Scott Lyren 4 Pelagic Concepts
#29 Scott V. Evans 4 Edge-Works Manufacturing
#30 Tai-lai Ding 4 Leapers
#31 Tat Shing Yu 4 Leapers
#32 Tracy W. Garwood 4 Tmp Weapons
#33 Troy E. Lance 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#34 William H. Geissele 4 Whg Properties
#35 Adrian Thomele 3 Sig Sauer
#36 Anthony Thomas Cioppa 3 Crosman
#37 Anders P. Thalberg 3 Krysse As
#38 Bing Liang 3 Apple
#39 Brett Bilbrey 3 Apple
#40 Chien-Yuan Cheng 3 Strike Ip
#41 David B. Hopkins 3 Sig Sauer
#42 Daniel D. Sereday 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#43 David H. Sitrick 3 Unknown
#44 Dennis J. Sammut 3 Horus Vision
#45 Evan Miller 3 Netapp
#46 Eyck Pflaumer 3 Carl Walther Gmbh
#47 Fraser M. Smith 3 Sarcos
#48 George Wallace Rodrigues Malheiros 3 Crosman
#49 Jesus S. Gomez 3 Lwrc International
#50 Jeffrey D. Hanson 3 Crosman
#51 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 3 Mcp Ip
#52 Karl Markut 3 Glock Technology Gmbh
#53 Keith Bartels 3 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#54 Krzysztof J. Kras 3 Sig Sauer
#55 Luke Salisbury 3 Axon Enterprise
#56 Mark J. Hayes 3 Mcp Ip
#57 Marc X. Olivier 3 Sarcos
#58 Marc T. Rentz 3 Unknown
#59 Martin Wonisch 3 Carl Walther Gmbh
#60 Michael Guttridge 3 Polytec Gmbh
#61 Oren Louis Uhr 3 Laser Ammo
#62 Pascal Marcel Henri Denis Franssen 3 Fn Herstal S.A.
#63 Patrick Nolte 3 Glock Technology Gmbh
#64 Paul Oglesby 3 Chicago Mercantile Exchange
#65 Paul Trpkovski 3 Ravin Crossbows
#66 Richard Ryder Washburn, III 3 Centre Firearms Co.
#67 Robert Seymour 3 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#68 Scott D. Shinkle 3 Sig Sauer
#69 Timothy Eric Roberts 3 Magpul Industries
#70 Todd Hodnett 3 Hvrt
#71 Yin-Hsi Liao 3 Guay Guay Trading Co.
#72 Ahmed Barnawi 2 King Abdulaziz University
#73 Alex Avila 2 Brigham Young University
#74 Alexander George Jenkinson 2 —
#75 Albert Lavin 2 Axon Enterprise
#76 Anthony S. Beggs 2 —
#77 Andreas Blache 2 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#78 Anthony Heath 2 Eotech
#79 Andrew Lees 2 Centre Firearms Co.
#80 Arnaud Davenel 2 Safran Electronics & Defense
#81 Bahtiyar Tasyagan 2 —
#82 Benjamin Dwyer 2 Aimlock
#83 Bert John Wilson 2 Unknown
#84 Brian Bascom 2 —
#85 Bryan Sterling Bockmon 2 Aimlock
#86 Brandon J. Gann 2 Mcp Ip
#87 Brian L. Nakayama 2 Magpul Industries
#88 Byron S. Petersen 2 Delta Design
#89 Carl E Caudle 2 —
#90 Chu-Wei Chang 2 Combis Sport Enterprise Co.
#91 Christopher James Owens 2 Biofire Technologies
#92 Clayton Dean Amidon 2 360° Ballistics
#93 Clinton A. Haynes 2 Stress Engineering Services
#94 Clay Thomas Moultrie 2 Shtf Gear
#95 Craig Allen Gallimore 2 —
#96 Csaba Nagy-Zambo 2 —
#97 Curtis Smith 2 Aob Products
#98 David Alsip 2 Bear Archery
#99 David Borges 2 Polytec Gmbh
#100 David S. Clemons 2 Hero Defense System

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 21
2 Sig Sauer 15
3 NVIDIA 15
#4 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 13
#5 Axon Enterprise 11
#6 Glock Technology Gmbh 8
#7 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 8
#8 Mcp Ip 8
#9 Smith & Wesson 8
#10 Crosman 7
#11 US Air Force 7
#12 Apple 6
#13 Archery Innovators 6
#14 Hasbro 6
#15 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 6
#16 US Army 6
#17 Vista Outdoor Operations 6
#18 Whg Properties 6
#19 RTX (Raytheon) 6
#20 Bear Archery 5
#21 Bravo Company Mfg 5
#22 Easebon Services Limited 5
#23 Fn Herstal S.A. 5
#24 Grace Engineering 5
#25 Magpul Industries 5
#26 Polaris Capital 5
#27 Edge-Works Manufacturing 4
#28 Heckler & Koch Gmbh 4
#29 Hvrt 4
#30 Leapers 4
#31 Leupold & Stevens 4
#32 Ravin Crossbows 4
#33 Strike Industries 4
#34 Sturm, Ruger & Company 4
#35 Textron 4
#36 Tmp Weapons 4
#37 Wrap Technologies 4
#38 Bushnell 3
#39 Carl Walther Gmbh 3
#40 Centre Firearms Co. 3
#41 Daniel Defense 3
#42 Franklin Armory Holdings 3
#43 Guay Guay Trading Co. 3
#44 Krysse As 3
#45 Lwrc International 3
#46 Poe Lang Enterprise Co. 3
#47 Safran Electronics & Defense 3
#48 Sarcos 3
#49 360° Ballistics 2
#50 Agency Arms 2
#51 Aimlock 2
#52 Aimpoint Ab 2
#53 Aob Products 2
#54 Arisaka 2
#55 Axts 2
#56 Biofire Technologies 2
#57 Blackpowder Products 2
#58 Brigham Young University 2
#59 Ceska Zbrojovka A.S. 2
#60 Cmi Defence S.A. 2
#61 Combis Sport Enterprise Co. 2
#62 Delta Design 2
#63 Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 2
#64 Eotech 2
#65 Evrio 2
#66 Good Sportsman Marketing 2
#67 Hamskea Archery Solutions 2
#68 Hanwha Defense Co. 2
#69 Hensoldt Sensors Gmbh 2
#70 Hero Defense System 2
#71 Hk Army 2
#72 Hsg 2
#73 Israel Aerospace Industries 2
#74 Kel-Tec Cnc Industries 2
#75 Kimber Ip 2
#76 King Abdulaziz University 2
#77 Laser Ammo 2
#78 Leonidas Ip 2
#79 Malzine Co. 2
#80 Maztech Industries 2
#81 Mb Machine 2
#82 Milliken & 2
#83 Mitsubishi Electric 2
#84 New Revo Brand Group 2
#85 Northrop Grumman 2
#86 Polytec Gmbh 2
#87 Primary Arms 2
#88 Rade Tecnologías S.L. 2
#89 Recover Innovations 2
#90 Sentry Solutions Products Group 2
#91 Sheltered Wings 2
#92 Shtf Gear 2
#93 Silencerco 2
#94 Sound Moderation Technologies 2
#95 Steiner-Optik Gmbh 2
#96 Stress Engineering Services 2
#97 Surefire 2
#98 The Boeing 2
#99 Trijicon 2
#100 T-Worx Holdings 2