USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

BAE Systems Bofors AB

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 43 granted patents across 19 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION).

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

11.3

Avg claims per patent

+15%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

BAE holds 43 US patents across 19 technology areas, rank #7,524 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#7,524
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 19%
by Innovation Score (47.1/100): 11.3
avg claims per patent: +15%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

BAE Systems Bofors AB has been granted 43 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing BAE Systems Bofors AB at rank #7,524 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 19 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 11.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION). As a Foreign Corporation, BAE Systems Bofors AB is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, BAE sits between Alabama Metal Industries Corporation (43 patents, rank #7,520) and Bongiovi Acoustic Llc (43 patents, rank #7,528) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.1/100 blends portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth into a single comparable measure drawn directly from USPTO PatentsView records.

Filing cadence tells the strategic story. Between 2020 and 2025 the company received 23 grants, compared with 20 in the 2015–2019 window, a +15% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. The Foreign Corporation classification further shapes interpretation, since corporate, government, and individual filers pursue patents for materially different reasons.

Claim depth and technology breadth together indicate competitive posture. BAE Systems Bofors AB's 11.3 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while concentration in 19 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark BAE Systems Bofors AB against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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43
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43
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43

What this shows BAE holds 43 patents at rank #7,524, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near BAE

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,524 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F42B (Explosive Charges)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in BAE's primary technology class.

BAE's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, filing velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

47 Top 19% higher than 81% of 50,000 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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BAE Systems Bofors AB patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	9.3%
2016	6	14.0%
2017	5	11.6%
2018	1	2.3%
2019	4	9.3%
2021	5	11.6%
2022	6	14.0%
2023	4	9.3%
2024	6	14.0%
2025	2	4.7%

Which technologies does BAE Systems Bofors AB patent most?

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 28

F41A - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE 10

F42C - AMMUNITION FUZES ; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR 8

F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING 7

F41H - ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL 4

G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES 3

H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE ; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS 2

B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING 2

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 2

B64C - AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS 1

B64D - EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT 1

Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS 1

G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT 1

F42D - BLASTING 1

B22F - WORKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MAKING METALLIC POWDER ; APPARATUS OR DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR METALLIC POWDER 1

Top 15 of 19 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#7,524

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.1 out of 100

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

How is Innovation Score calculated?

Frequently Asked Questions

How many patents does BAE Systems Bofors AB hold?

BAE Systems Bofors AB holds 43 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 19 technology areas.

What is BAE Systems Bofors AB's Innovation Score?

BAE Systems Bofors AB has an Innovation Score of 47.1 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does BAE Systems Bofors AB focus on?

BAE Systems Bofors AB's top technology area is F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION) with 28 patents. The company has filed patents in 19 CPC subclasses total.

Is BAE Systems Bofors AB's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

BAE Systems Bofors AB's recent filing velocity is +15% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.

What does claim depth mean for BAE Systems Bofors AB's patents?

BAE Systems Bofors AB's patents average 11.3 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the BAE Systems Bofors AB patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

How to use this portfolio

BAE's 43 grants land it in the top 19% by Innovation Score, but volume alone doesn't tell you where the strength sits.

Read that count against the largest US assignees before treating it as dominance - BAE ranks #7,524 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F42B - see who else leads that technology area. F42B leaders
Check what the four-part Innovation Score actually rewards before comparing it to another company. How the score works

Patent counts and the Innovation Score measure patenting activity, not commercial success or the legal strength of any patent. Many patents are filed defensively. Verify the status of an individual patent against official USPTO records.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2026.