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Weapons Patent Leaders in 2025 2025

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 Benjamin William Dwyer 10 Biofire Technologies
2 Mathew A. McPherson 10 Mcp Ip
3 Kai Thorin Kloepfer 9 Biofire Technologies
#4 Larry Cullen Underwood 9 L.L. Culmat
#5 Michael Cottrell 9 Aob Products
#6 Craig Thomas Yehle 8 Ravin Crossbows
#7 Donna Kelley 8 Biofire Technologies
#8 James Tayon 8 Aob Products
#9 Jack Hugo Thiesen 7 Biofire Technologies
#10 James Matthew Underwood 7 Digital Sound
#11 Kristopher Lee Paulson 7 —
#12 Paul T. Noonan 7 F.M. Products
#13 Bryan Edward Rogers 6 Biofire Technologies
#14 Christopher James Owens 6 Biofire Technologies
#15 James W. Teetzel 6 Wilcox Industries
#16 Jesus S. Gomez 6 Lwrc International
#17 Joshua A. Underwood 6 Axts
#18 Mark J. Hayes 6 Mcp Ip
#19 Teodor Puha 6 Eight Holdings
#20 William H. Geissele 6 Whg Properties
#21 Anibal Salinas 5 Axts
#22 Francis See Chong Chia 5 Easebon Services Limited
#23 Jeffrey A. Ozanne 5 Mcp Ip
#24 Patrick W. Smith 5 —
#25 Paul Trpkovski 5 Ravin Crossbows
#26 Randy Paul Niswander 5 Agency Arms
#27 Shanyao Lee 5 Strike Industries
#28 Timothy Eric Roberts 5 Magpul Industries
#29 Aaron Neal Trout 4 Wilson'S Gun Shop
#30 Adrian Thomele 4 Sig Sauer
#31 Andrew W. York 4 Sig Sauer
#32 Brandon Vitulli 4 —
#33 Curtis Smith 4 Aob Products
#34 Jeffrey D. Hanson 4 Crosman
#35 Jean-Michel Laporte 4 Laporte Holding
#36 Jeffrey W. Mock 4 Crosman
#37 John A. Kowalczyk, Jr. 4 Crosman
#38 John P. Nichols 4 Sig Sauer
#39 Joseph Smathers 4 Oa Defense
#40 Justin Burke 4 Aob Products
#41 Magne H. Nerheim 4 Axon Enterprise
#42 Matthew Steinhauser 4 —
#43 Michael Canty 4 NVIDIA
#44 Milan Cerovic 4 —
#45 Michael Lance Maffett 4 —
#46 Michael Lee Parks 4 Agency Arms
#47 Michael Withey 4 Savage Arms
#48 Sara Elizabeth Falcone 4 Biofire Technologies
#49 Shannon Howard McCall 4 The Water Heater Industry Joint Research And Development Consortium
#50 Slade William Cutrer 4 Gbrs Group
#51 Tai-lai Ding 4 Leapers
#52 Terrence Dwight Bender 4 In Ovation
#53 Thomas F. Hall 4 Ardesa, S.A.
#54 Tim Meissen 4 Crimson Trace
#55 William A. Planck 4 Crimson Trace
#56 Aaron E. Painter 3 —
#57 Anuj Natraj 3 —
#58 Anthony Vesich 3 Aob Products
#59 Austin Mark Hillam 3 Zipstring
#60 Austin Reis-Green 3 —
#61 Avshalom Ehrlich 3 Smart Shooter
#62 Brandon J. Gann 3 Mcp Ip
#63 Christopher James Boudreau 3 Warn Automotive
#64 David A. Barnett 3 Barnett Outdoors, Llc.
#65 David Michael Masarik 3 N2 Imaging Systems
#66 David T. Richter 3 Wrap Technologies
#67 David Drew Weiand 3 Hasbro
#68 Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. 3 Aob Products
#69 Elliott S. Turner 3 Wilcox Industries
#70 Frank E. Robinson 3 Whg Properties
#71 Gary M. Lemire 3 Wilcox Industries
#72 James J. Kempf 3 Archery Innovators
#73 Jean-Marc Fouques 3 Laporte Holding
#74 Jeff O'Dell 3 NVIDIA
#75 John W Angers, Jr. 3 Zebrafish Labs
#76 John Groff 3 Intel
#77 Josef Kroyer 3 Glock Technology Gmbh
#78 John Oller 3 Crimson Trace
#79 Joseph Ray Wilding 3 Biofire Technologies
#80 Karl K. Ricker 3 Smith & Wesson
#81 Krzysztof J. Kras 3 Sig Sauer
#82 Mark Dalton 3 Aob Products
#83 Mark Eastwood 3 Axon Enterprise
#84 Matthew Kinamore 3 Aob Products
#85 Matthew James Masarik 3 Maztech Industries
#86 Matt Rooks 3 —
#87 Michael Raymond Masarik 3 Maztech Industries
#88 Michael T. Mayberry 3 Magpul Industries
#89 Nathaniel E. Grace 3 Grace Engineering
#90 Nicholas C. Obteshka 3 Bowtech
#91 Richard Bradley Brumfield 3 Sig Sauer
#92 Richard Lewin 3 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
#93 Robert Marshall Campbell 3 Dow Global Technologies
#94 Robert C. Maschin 3 Hasbro
#95 Robert E. Sheets, Jr. 3 Primary Arms
#96 Ryan Paul Donahue 3 Crimson Trace
#97 Ryan Nicholas 3 Creator'S Stained Glass
#98 Sang Uk Hong 3 Hong International
#99 Sebastian Hell 3 Glock Technology Gmbh
#100 Seth Toy 3 Sheltered Wings

Top Companies

Rank ↑ Company ↕ Patents ↕
1 Sig Sauer 16
2 Biofire Technologies 10
3 Unknown 10
#4 RTX (Raytheon) 9
#5 Axon Enterprise 8
#6 Crosman 8
#7 Mcp Ip 8
#8 Ravin Crossbows 8
#9 NVIDIA 8
#10 Lwrc International 7
#11 US Air Force 7
#12 Magpul Industries 6
#13 Wilcox Industries 6
#14 Agency Arms 5
#15 Axts 5
#16 Bae Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration 5
#17 Church & Dwight Co. 5
#18 Crimson Trace 5
#19 Glock Technology Gmbh 5
#20 Smith & Wesson 5
#21 Whg Properties 5
#22 Agency For Defense Development 4
#23 Aob Products 4
#24 Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg 4
#25 Easebon Services Limited 4
#26 Heckler & Koch Gmbh 4
#27 In Ovation 4
#28 Kimber Ip 4
#29 Leapers 4
#30 Oa Defense 4
#31 Phoenixdarts Co. 4
#32 Sheltered Wings 4
#33 Strike Ip 4
#34 Sturm, Ruger & Company 4
#35 Eight Holdings 3
#36 Kore Outdoor (Us) 3
#37 Maztech Industries 3
#38 Wrap Technologies 3
#39 Acetk Corp 2
#40 Applied Research Associates 2
#41 Barnett Outdoors, Llc. 2
#42 Battle Born Supply 2
#43 Bowmar Archery 2
#44 Bravo Company Mfg 2
#45 Browning 2
#46 Ceska Zbrojovka A.S. 2
#47 Cubic 2
#48 Fn Herstal S.A. 2
#49 Gbrs Group 2
#50 Grace Engineering 2
#51 Huanic 2
#52 Hunter'S Manufacturing Company 2
#53 Kennametal 2
#54 Kriss Industries Asia 2
#55 Laser Aiming Systems 2
#56 Leupold & Stevens 2
#57 Mitsubishi Electric 2
#58 Nostromo 2
#59 Poe Lang Enterprise Co. 2
#60 Primary Arms 2
#61 Really Right Stuff 2
#62 Revelyst Operations 2
#63 Rheinmetall Air Defence Ag 2
#64 Saab Ab 2
#65 Safariland 2
#66 Safe Life Defense, L.L.C. 2
#67 Shadow Systems 2
#68 Shield Arms 2
#69 Smart Shooter 2
#70 Thales 2
#71 The Boeing 2
#72 US Army 2
#73 Tmp Weapons 2
#74 Zipstring 2
#75 Honeywell 2
#76 3M 1
#77 Applied Materials 1
#78 22 Evolution 1
#79 5.11 1
#80 Aadg 1
#81 Action Target 1
#82 Adaptive Tactical 1
#83 Aerovironment 1
#84 Ai Incorporated 1
#85 Airbus Defence And Space Sas 1
#86 Amend2 1
#87 American Tactical 1
#88 Ammunition Management Technologies 1
#89 Angel Armor 1
#90 Ao Jie Plastic Toys Factory 1
#91 Ardesa, S.A. 1
#92 Arisaka 1
#93 University Of Arizona 1
#94 Ascendance International 1
#95 Asia Optical Co. 1
#96 Aura Technologies 1
#97 Authgrip 1
#98 Bae Systems Bofors Ab 1
#99 Bae Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag 1
#100 Bae Systems Plc 1