USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Bushnell Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 89 granted patents across 22 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F41G (WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

9.7

Avg claims per patent

+393%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Bushnell holds 89 US patents across 22 technology areas, rank #4,032 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,032
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 18%
by Innovation Score (47.7/100): 9.7
avg claims per patent: +393%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Bushnell Inc. has been granted 89 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Bushnell Inc. at rank #4,032 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 22 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 9.7 claims per patent with primary concentration in F41G (WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING). As a US Corporation, Bushnell Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Bushnell sits between Vertiv Corporation (90 patents, rank #4,028) and Duelight Llc (89 patents, rank #4,036) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 47.7/100 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 74 grants, compared with 15 in the 2015–2019 window, a +393% shift in five-year velocity. An acceleration of this magnitude signals aggressive R&D investment and expanding technical ambition. The US 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. Bushnell Inc.'s 9.7 average claims per patent suggests focused, narrowly drawn claims typical of single-invention filings, while a multi-domain presence across 22 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Bushnell Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Vertiv

90
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89
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89
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89
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89
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89
Columbia Sportswe…

89
Duelight

89
Bushnell ◀

89

What this shows Bushnell holds 89 patents at rank #4,032, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bushnell

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,032 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41G (Weapon Sights)

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

Bushnell's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

48 Top 18% higher than 82% 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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Bushnell Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	1	1.1%
2016	2	2.2%
2018	5	5.6%
2019	7	7.9%
2020	13	14.6%
2021	10	11.2%
2022	11	12.4%
2023	15	16.9%
2024	18	20.2%
2025	7	7.9%

Which technologies does Bushnell Inc. patent most?

F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING 17

F41A - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE 9

F41C - SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES ; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 8

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 6

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 6

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 5

B65D - CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES 5

G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS 5

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 5

G01G - WEIGHING 4

G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY 3

H04N - PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION 3

F16B - DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING 3

F41J - TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS 2

G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING 2

Top 15 of 22 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Multi-domain

Claim Depth Simple

Velocity Accelerating

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,032

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

47.7 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 Bushnell Inc. hold?

Bushnell Inc. holds 89 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 22 technology areas.

What is Bushnell Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Bushnell Inc. has an Innovation Score of 47.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Bushnell Inc. focus on?

Bushnell Inc.'s top technology area is F41G (WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING) with 17 patents. The company has filed patents in 22 CPC subclasses total.

Is Bushnell Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Bushnell Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +393% compared to the prior five-year period. This indicates accelerating innovation.

What does claim depth mean for Bushnell Inc.'s patents?

Bushnell Inc.'s patents average 9.7 claims each. This is relatively simple claim structure, typical for focused inventions.

How is the Bushnell Inc. 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

Bushnell's 89 grants land it in the top 18% 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 - Bushnell ranks #4,032 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F41G - see who else leads that technology area. F41G 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.