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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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 Michael Canty 11 NVIDIA
3 Paul T. Noonan 11 F.M. Products
#4 Kai Thorin Kloepfer 10 Biofire Technologies
#5 Magne H. Nerheim 10 Axon Enterprise
#6 Jack Hugo Thiesen 8 Biofire Technologies
#7 James Matthew Underwood 8 Digital Sound
#8 Larry Cullen Underwood 8 L.L. Culmat
#9 William H. Geissele 8 Whg Properties
#10 Benjamin William Dwyer 7 Biofire Technologies
#11 Ernest R. Bray 7 Polaris Capital
#12 Bryan Edward Rogers 6 Biofire Technologies
#13 Christopher James Owens 6 Biofire Technologies
#14 Donna Kelley 6 Biofire Technologies
#15 John A. Kowalczyk, Jr. 6 Crosman
#16 Kyle William Broadway 6 NVIDIA
#17 Mark J. Hayes 6 Mcp Ip
#18 Aaron Neal Trout 5 Wilson'S Gun Shop
#19 Christoph Schrödl 5 Sako Oy
#20 Charles David Williams 5 Springfield
#21 Frank E. Robinson 5 Whg Properties
#22 Karl Markut 5 Glock Technology Gmbh
#23 Michael Cottrell 5 Aob Products
#24 Samuel J. Hamilton 5 Sheltered Wings
#25 Timothy Eric Roberts 5 Magpul Industries
#26 Andreas Wutte 4 Glock Technology Gmbh
#27 Austin Damoth 4 Amend2
#28 Brandon J. Gann 4 Mcp Ip
#29 Dubravko Zekanovic 4 Axon Enterprise
#30 James Tayon 4 Aob Products
#31 Jeffrey W. Mock 4 Crosman
#32 Mark Hillis 4 Perstorp Xytec
#33 Michael T. Mayberry 4 Magpul Industries
#34 Michael Roberts 4 Axon Enterprise
#35 Nick Ballard 4 Springfield
#36 Oleg Nemtyshkin 4 Axon Enterprise
#37 Paul Trpkovski 4 Ravin Crossbows
#38 Richard Ryder Washburn, III 4 Centre Firearms Co.
#39 Shih-Che Kung 4 Vega Force International
#40 Shanyao Lee 4 Strike Industries
#41 Trent Zimmer 4 —
#42 Wei-Hung Chung 4 Vega Force International
#43 Albert Lavin 3 Axon Enterprise
#44 Anibal Salinas 3 Axts
#45 Ben Farrell 3 Sheltered Wings
#46 Blair Cole Fackler 3 Gbrs Group
#47 Brian Hedeen 3 Laser Aiming Systems
#48 Brian L. Nakayama 3 Magpul Industries
#49 Byron S. Petersen 3 Delta Design
#50 Caleb Clark Crye 3 Lineweight
#51 Christopher Martin Baumbach 3 Springfield
#52 Chi-Chang Liu 3 Poe Lang Enterprise Co.
#53 Colin Guinn 3 Gel Blaster
#54 Dan'l J. Anselmo 3 Hoyt Archery
#55 David A. Barnett 3 Barnett Outdoors, Llc.
#56 David M. Hamilton 3 Sheltered Wings
#57 Daniel A. Summers 3 Qtm
#58 Dorian Delvaux 3 Fn Herstal S.A.
#59 Donald Wayne Shipley, III 3 Gbrs Group
#60 Elmar Bilgeri 3 Glock Technology Gmbh
#61 Eric Davis 3 Gel Blaster
#62 Eric A. St. Phillips 3 ExxonMobil
#63 Gary M. Lemire 3 Wilcox Industries
#64 Geoffrey A. Herring 3 Ares Defense Systems
#65 Jacob Kunsky 3 Maxim Defense Industries
#66 James W. Teetzel 3 Wilcox Industries
#67 Jeffrey D. Hanson 3 Crosman
#68 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 3 Mcp Ip
#69 Joe DeJessa 3 Smith & Wesson
#70 John P. Fitzgerald 3 Otter Products
#71 John Groff 3 Intel
#72 John Linscott 3 Savage Arms
#73 Juan D. Cabrera 3 Centre Firearms Co.
#74 Katie Louise Schuelke 3 —
#75 Kenneth A. Call 3 Crosman
#76 Kevin S. Fry 3 Qtm
#77 Kevin Philbin 3 —
#78 Kevin T. Shamblen 3 Hoyt Archery
#79 Kristopher Lee Paulson 3 —
#80 Laurent Balhan 3 Fn Herstal S.A.
#81 Mark Alan Siver 3 360° Ballistics
#82 Michael Benedict 3 Xerox
#83 Michael J. Shaffer 3 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#84 Michael James Witt 3 —
#85 Nathan Dudney 3 Amend2
#86 Nicholas Kielsmeier 3 Magpul Industries
#87 Paul Seidl 3 Blaser Group Gmbh
#88 Patrick W. Smith 3 —
#89 Philip Scott Lyren 3 Pelagic Concepts
#90 Randy Paul Niswander 3 Agency Arms
#91 Richard L. Bednar 3 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company
#92 Richard Trevor Simpson Roe 3 Shadow Systems
#93 Robert Marshall Campbell 3 Dow Global Technologies
#94 Robert Eugeniusz Regent 3 —
#95 Scott Richard Gherardini 3 —
#96 Simon M. Muska 3 Smith & Wesson
#97 Slade William Cutrer 3 Gbrs Group
#98 Terrence Dwight Bender 3 In Ovation
#99 Teodor Puha 3 Eight Holdings
#100 Todd Clermont 3 Sheltered Wings

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Unknown 20
2 Axon Enterprise 15
3 Glock Technology Gmbh 15
#4 Mcp Ip 14
#5 NVIDIA 13
#6 Crosman 11
#7 Sheltered Wings 11
#8 Sig Sauer 11
#9 Biofire Technologies 10
#10 US Air Force 10
#11 Smith & Wesson 9
#12 Whg Properties 8
#13 RTX (Raytheon) 8
#14 Magpul Industries 7
#15 Polaris Capital 7
#16 Ravin Crossbows 7
#17 F.M. Products 6
#18 Fn Herstal S.A. 6
#19 Springfield 6
#20 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 5
#21 Bae Systems Plc 5
#22 Hoyt Archery 5
#23 Sako Oy 5
#24 US Army 5
#25 Agency Arms 4
#26 Amend2 4
#27 Aob Products 4
#28 Centre Firearms Co. 4
#29 Crimson Trace 4
#30 Hasbro 4
#31 Leupold & Stevens 4
#32 New Revo Brand Group 4
#33 Savage Arms 4
#34 Vega Force International 4
#35 Vista Outdoor Operations 4
#36 360° Ballistics 3
#37 Abc Ip 3
#38 Ares Defense Systems 3
#39 Axts 3
#40 Bae Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag 3
#41 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 3
#42 Battelle Memorial Institute 3
#43 Blaser Group Gmbh 3
#44 Blucher Gmbh 3
#45 Eight Holdings 3
#46 Gbrs Group 3
#47 Gel Blaster 3
#48 Heckler & Koch Gmbh 3
#49 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 3
#50 In Ovation 3
#51 Laser Aiming Systems 3
#52 Poe Lang Enterprise Co. 3
#53 Qtm 3
#54 Schmeisser Gmbh 3
#55 Shadow Systems 3
#56 Strike Ip 3
#57 True Velocity Ip Holdings 3
#58 Wilcox Industries 3
#59 Apple 2
#60 Aerovironment 2
#61 Angel Armor 2
#62 Applied Research Associates 2
#63 Asia Optical Co. 2
#64 Bae Systems Bofors Ab 2
#65 Battlearms Ip 2
#66 Bear Archery 2
#67 Benelli Armi S.P.A. 2
#68 Blue Force Gear 2
#69 Bowmar Archery 2
#70 Bushnell 2
#71 Convey Technology 2
#72 Copper John 2
#73 Cubic 2
#74 Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#75 Diehl Stiftung & Co. Kg 2
#76 Easebon Services Limited 2
#77 Edge-Works Manufacturing 2
#78 Fabbrica D'Armi Pietro Beretta S.P.A. 2
#79 Flex Force Enterprises 2
#80 Garmin Switzerland Gmbh 2
#81 Gibbens Engineering Group 2
#82 Guay Guay Trading Co. 2
#83 Gunwerks 2
#84 Hanwha Aerospace Co. 2
#85 H.I.T. Outdoors 2
#86 Hiviz 2
#87 Hs Produkt D.O.O. 2
#88 John Cockerill Defense Sa 2
#89 Kel-Tec Cnc Industries 2
#90 Kimber Ip 2
#91 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann 2
#92 Maztech Industries 2
#93 Mbda France 2
#94 Mb-Microtec Ag 2
#95 Mitsubishi Electric 2
#96 Morphix 2
#97 Northrop Grumman 2
#98 Oshkosh Defense 2
#99 Rade Tecnologías S.L. 2
#100 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems 2