USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView US Corporation

Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 87 granted patents across 12 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F41B (WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR).

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

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Total patents granted

CPC technology areas

16.3

Avg claims per patent

-26%

5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Hunter's holds 87 US patents across 12 technology areas, rank #4,119 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#4,119
of 50,000 US assignees by volume: Top 38%
by Innovation Score (39.7/100): 16.3
avg claims per patent: -26%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. has been granted 87 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. at rank #4,119 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 12 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 16.3 claims per patent with primary concentration in F41B (WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR). As a US Corporation, Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Hunter's sits between Dummen Group B.v. (87 patents, rank #4,115) and Loon Llc (87 patents, rank #4,123) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 39.7/100 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 37 grants, compared with 50 in the 2015–2019 window, a -26% shift in five-year velocity. A cooling filing rate may reflect portfolio consolidation, shifting priorities, or reduced R&D throughput. 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. Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s 16.3 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while concentration in 12 subclasses points to a focused technical program. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

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What this shows Hunter's holds 87 patents at rank #4,119, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hunter's

By rank, the assignees closest to #4,119 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41B (Weapons FOR Projecting Missiles Without USE OF Explosive…)

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

Hunter's's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

40 Top 38% higher than 62% 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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Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	6	6.9%
2016	10	11.5%
2017	4	4.6%
2018	8	9.2%
2019	22	25.3%
2020	11	12.6%
2021	10	11.5%
2022	9	10.3%
2023	2	2.3%
2024	3	3.4%
2025	2	2.3%

Which technologies does Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. patent most?

F41B - WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR 72

Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION 16

F42B - EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION 14

F41A - FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE 7

F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING 2

G01V - GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; TAGS 2

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 2

F41C - SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES ; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR 1

B25B - TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING 1

G09F - DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS 1

F16M - FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS 1

A63B - APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT 1

Top 12 of 12 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Light

Tech Breadth Focused

Claim Depth Standard

Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#4,119

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

39.7 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 Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. hold?

Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. holds 87 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 12 technology areas.

What is Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s Innovation Score?

Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. has an Innovation Score of 39.7 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

What technology areas does Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc. focus on?

Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s top technology area is F41B (WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR) with 72 patents. The company has filed patents in 12 CPC subclasses total.

Is Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?

Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s recent filing velocity is -26% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s patents?

Hunter's Manufacturing Company, Inc.'s patents average 16.3 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.

How is the Hunter's Manufacturing Company, 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

Hunter's's 87 grants land it in the top 38% 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 - Hunter's ranks #4,119 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
Most of this portfolio concentrates in F41B - see who else leads that technology area. F41B 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.