Gun Guardian LLC
USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 9 granted patents across 2 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2017–2022. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance).
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Gun ranks #28,911 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 9 patents across 2 technology areas.
- #28,911
- of 49,997 US assignees by volume
- 14th percentile
- by Innovation Score (24.1/100)
- 16.8
- avg claims per patent
- +25%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
USPTO PatentsView assignee plate
Corpus R28911 · US Corporation #28,911 · 9 grants
GRANTS-MICRO · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-NARROW · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-USCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL
- GRANTS-MICRO 9 grants
- MID-PACK #28,911/49,997
- PHOTO-FINISH Guangdong Fosber…
- CPC-NARROW F41A · 2 areas
- INNOV-THIN 24.1/100
- CLAIMS-RICH 16.8 claims/avg
- TYPE-USCORP US Corporation
- VEL-UP +25% vel
- BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields
Nearest grant-volume peer: Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. (±0 grants)
Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.
How Gun’s 24.1 Innovation Score adds up
The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.
Innovation-score neighbourhood around Gun
Lowest and highest poles plus nearest Innovation Score peers, not a full corpus board reprint.
- Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
Qualcomm Incorporated · highest
85 score
- Gun Guardian · this assignee 24
Gun Guardian · this assignee
24 score
- 3D Lighting… · lowest 7
3D Lighting… · lowest
7 score
What this shows Gun's Innovation Score is 24.1/100 (14th percentile of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.
Does more volume mean deeper claims for Gun?
Each dot is one of Gun’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Gun’s own 16.8 claims/patent is ABOVE the 6.9 median for these volume peers. More thorough claims than most filers at this scale, not just more of them.
Where Gun's grants concentrate
Gun Guardian LLC is a focused PatentsView assignee: 2 CPC subclasses with 100% of grants classified under F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (3 grants) versus a trough of 1 in 2021. By volume, Gun sits between Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. and H2 PowerTech, LLC.
Gun's three-year grant acceleration
Gun Guardian LLC shows 1 grants in 2022–2024 against only 6 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.
Who files at Gun's volume?
Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀
- Guangdong Fosber…
Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Guangzhou Infrare…
Guangzhou Infrared Technology Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Guangzhou Qingkua…
Guangzhou Qingkuai E-commerce Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- Guangzhou Xunqi G…
Guangzhou Xunqi Glasses Co., Ltd.
9 patents
- H Stern COMÉRCIO…
H. Stern COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA S.A.
9 patents
- H W J Designs FOR…
H.W.J. Designs FOR Agribusiness, Inc.
9 patents
- H2 Clipper
H2 Clipper, Inc.
9 patents
- H2 Powertech
H2 PowerTech, LLC
9 patents
- Gun Guardian ◀
Gun Guardian LLC
9 patents
What this shows Gun holds 9 patents at rank #28,900, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.
Companies ranked near Gun
By rank, the assignees closest to #28,900 in granted patent volume.
- Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. #28,896 · 9 patents
- Guangzhou Infrared Technology Co., Ltd. #28,897 · 9 patents
- Guangzhou Qingkuai E-commerce Co., Ltd. #28,898 · 9 patents
- Guangzhou Xunqi Glasses Co., Ltd. #28,899 · 9 patents
- H. Stern COMÉRCIO E INDÚSTRIA S.A. #28,901 · 9 patents
- H.W.J. Designs FOR Agribusiness, Inc. #28,902 · 9 patents
- H2 Clipper, Inc. #28,903 · 9 patents
- H2 PowerTech, LLC #28,904 · 9 patents
Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms A…)
Other assignees with the most granted patents in Gun's primary technology class.
- Smith & Wesson Inc. 86 in class
- SIG Sauer Inc. 80 in class
- Magpul Industries Corp. 79 in class
- WHG Properties, LLC 75 in class
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army 70 in class
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. 58 in class
- Lwrc International LLC 49 in class
- Vista Outdoor Operations LLC 46 in class
Gun's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee
Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)
24 14th percentile higher than 14% of 49,997 US assignees
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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025
Grants by year
Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2017–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.
View data table
| Year | Patents Granted | Share of Period |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | 22.2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 11.1% |
Which technologies does Gun Guardian LLC patent most?
Top 2 of 2 technology areas
Data Source
USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025
What to do with this data
Gun Guardian LLC's patent record in context - here's where to go next.
- Gun Guardian LLC's lead technology class is F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO Both Smallarms AND Ordnance, e.g. CANNONS; Mountings FOR Smallarms OR Ordnance), 100% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore F41A
- Ranked #28,911 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
- Compare Gun Guardian LLC against Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
- Innovation Score of 24.1/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
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.