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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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 James Matthew Underwood 11 Digital Sound
2 Larry Cullen Underwood 11 L.L. Culmat
3 Michael Canty 8 NVIDIA
#4 William Deng 8 NVIDIA
#5 Magne H. Nerheim 7 Axon Enterprise
#6 Shanyao Lee 7 Strike Industries
#7 Mathew A. McPherson 6 Mcp Ip
#8 Milan Cerovic 6 —
#9 Paul Trpkovski 6 Ravin Crossbows
#10 Benjamin William Dwyer 5 Biofire Technologies
#11 Ernest R. Bray 5 Polaris Capital
#12 John A. Kowalczyk, Jr. 5 Crosman
#13 Randy Paul Niswander 5 Agency Arms
#14 Tai-lai Ding 5 Leapers
#15 Timothy Eric Roberts 5 Magpul Industries
#16 Arthur J. Elftmann, Jr. 4 —
#17 Bryan P. Peterson 4 Vista Outdoor Operations
#18 Chu-Wei Chang 4 Combis Sport Enterprise Co.
#19 David A. Barnett 4 Barnett Outdoors, Llc.
#20 David M. Hamilton 4 Sheltered Wings
#21 Daniel A. Summers 4 Qtm
#22 Dimitri Mikroulis 4 —
#23 Donna Kelley 4 Biofire Technologies
#24 Eric M. Yeates 4 Sentry Solutions Products Group
#25 Jack Hugo Thiesen 4 Biofire Technologies
#26 Jesus S. Gomez 4 Lwrc International
#27 Jeffrey W. Mock 4 Crosman
#28 John Maxwell Connolly 4 RTX (Raytheon)
#29 Kai Thorin Kloepfer 4 Biofire Technologies
#30 Klaus-Peter Eggert 4 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh
#31 Konstantin Nedev 4 Caracal International
#32 Michael T. Mayberry 4 Magpul Industries
#33 Michael Lee Parks 4 Agency Arms
#34 Paul T. Noonan 4 F.M. Products
#35 Richard Ryder Washburn, III 4 Centre Firearms Co.
#36 Aaron Neal Trout 3 Wilson'S Gun Shop
#37 Aden P. Wright 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#38 Alejandro Chavez 3 Bushnell
#39 Albert Lavin 3 Axon Enterprise
#40 Andrew Chiang 3 Aptus Endosystems
#41 Andrew Lees 3 Centre Firearms Co.
#42 Anders P. Thalberg 3 Krysse As
#43 Anthony Vesich 3 Aob Products
#44 Bahtiyar Tasyagan 3 —
#45 Brian L. Nakayama 3 Magpul Industries
#46 Carl E Caudle 3 —
#47 Chien-Yuan Cheng 3 Strike Ip
#48 Ching-Chi Hung 3 Man Kung Enterprise Co.
#49 Chi-Chang Liu 3 Poe Lang Enterprise Co.
#50 David T. Richter 3 Wrap Technologies
#51 Daniel D. Sereday 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#52 David H. Sitrick 3 Unknown
#53 Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. 3 Aob Products
#54 Delmar Dean Pullen 3 Mb Machine
#55 Dorothy Devine Burdine 3 —
#56 Edward Sugg 3 Unknown
#57 Elwood G. Norris 3 Turtle Beach
#58 Eric Nakayama 3 Magpul Industries
#59 Fu-Hui Chu 3 Man Kung Enterprise Co.
#60 James Tayon 3 Aob Products
#61 James W. Teetzel 3 Wilcox Industries
#62 Jesse D. Cole 3 Sig Sauer
#63 Jeffrey D. Hanson 3 Crosman
#64 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 3 Mcp Ip
#65 Jianhua Sun 3 Huanic
#66 John Baker 3 Eagle-Picher Industries
#67 Joe Dunning 3 Bushnell
#68 Jordan Kristomas Kennedy 3 —
#69 Justin Burke 3 Aob Products
#70 Juan D. Cabrera 3 Centre Firearms Co.
#71 Katherine Joanne Lund 3 Biofire Technologies
#72 Kevin S. Fry 3 Qtm
#73 Kevin Hansen 3 Precision Shooting Equipment
#74 Kristopher Lee Paulson 3 —
#75 Lavada Sue Pitts 3 —
#76 Luke Salisbury 3 Axon Enterprise
#77 Mark Dalton 3 Aob Products
#78 Mario Kastrun 3 Glock Technology Gmbh
#79 Matthew Kinamore 3 Aob Products
#80 Michael Cottrell 3 Aob Products
#81 Michael Rosen 3 Sheltered Wings
#82 Nathanel J Caudle 3 —
#83 Nick Ballard 3 Springfield
#84 Nicholas Kielsmeier 3 Magpul Industries
#85 Paul N. Smith 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#86 Philip Scott Lyren 3 Pelagic Concepts
#87 Robert J. Meinert 3 Vista Outdoor Operations
#88 Sara Elizabeth Falcone 3 Biofire Technologies
#89 Sylvan Newby 3 Mb Machine
#90 Tat Shing Yu 3 Leapers
#91 Trent Zimmer 3 —
#92 Tyler Rainaud 3 Sig Sauer
#93 William H. Geissele 3 Whg Properties
#94 Adrian Thomele 2 Sig Sauer
#95 Alex Smith 2 US Army
#96 Amos B. Glick 2 —
#97 Andrew Bennink 2 —
#98 Anthony Thomas Cioppa 2 Crosman
#99 Andrew Pischke 2 Sellmark
#100 Andrew W. York 2 Sig Sauer

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 30
2 Sig Sauer 16
3 Axon Enterprise 12
#4 RTX (Raytheon) 12
#5 Crosman 11
#6 Vista Outdoor Operations 11
#7 Magpul Industries 9
#8 NVIDIA 9
#9 Rheinmetall Waffe Munition Gmbh 8
#10 Glock Technology Gmbh 7
#11 Mcp Ip 7
#12 Ravin Crossbows 7
#13 US Army 7
#14 US Air Force 7
#15 Agency Arms 6
#16 Bushnell 6
#17 Lwrc International 6
#18 Sheltered Wings 6
#19 Biofire Technologies 5
#20 Caracal International 5
#21 Leapers 5
#22 Polaris Capital 5
#23 Sturm, Ruger & Company 5
#24 Wrap Technologies 5
#25 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 4
#26 Centre Firearms Co. 4
#27 Combis Sport Enterprise Co. 4
#28 Springfield 4
#29 Strike Ip 4
#30 Whg Properties 4
#31 Honeywell 4
#32 Apple 3
#33 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 3
#34 Blackpowder Products 3
#35 Fabbrica D'Armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. 3
#36 Federal Cartridge 3
#37 Franklin Armory Holdings 3
#38 Grace Engineering 3
#39 Heckler & Koch Gmbh 3
#40 Huanic 3
#41 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann 3
#42 Krysse As 3
#43 Man Kung Enterprise Co. 3
#44 Mb Machine 3
#45 New Revo Brand Group 3
#46 Poe Lang Enterprise Co. 3
#47 Precision Shooting Equipment 3
#48 Qtm 3
#49 Savage Arms 3
#50 Sentry Solutions Products Group 3
#51 Strike Industries 3
#52 The Boeing 3
#53 Wilcox Industries 3
#54 22 Evolution 2
#55 2360216 Ontario 2
#56 Acetk Corp 2
#57 Aerovironment 2
#58 Ammunition Management Technologies 2
#59 Ams Ag 2
#60 Aob Products 2
#61 Bae Systems Bofors Ab 2
#62 Bae Systems Plc 2
#63 Battle Born Supply 2
#64 Browning 2
#65 Carl Walther Gmbh 2
#66 Crimson Trace 2
#67 Easebon Services Limited 2
#68 Eight Holdings 2
#69 Emissive Energy 2
#70 Era3 2
#71 Excalibur Crossbow 2
#72 Feradyne Outdoors 2
#73 F.M. Products 2
#74 Gel Blaster 2
#75 Hasbro 2
#76 Hedeen International 2
#77 Hornady Manufacturing 2
#78 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 2
#79 Hvrt 2
#80 Israel Weapon Industries (I.W.I) 2
#81 John Cockerill Defense Sa 2
#82 Kore Outdoor (Us) 2
#83 Leonardo S.P.A. 2
#84 O.F. Mossberg & Sons 2
#85 Point Blank Enterprises 2
#86 Really Right Stuff 2
#87 Rocky Research 2
#88 Rt Recover Innovations 2
#89 Science Applications International 2
#90 Sellmark 2
#91 Shadow Systems 2
#92 Smart Shooter 2
#93 Smith & Wesson 2
#94 Street Smarts Vr 2
#95 Trijicon 2
#96 Tyr Tactical 2
#97 360° Ballistics 1
#98 Action Target 1
#99 Adaptive Tactical 1
#100 Advanced Fusion Systems 1