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Smith & Wesson Inc.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 134 granted patents across 4 technology areas, active 2015–2025. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE).

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134
Total patents granted
4
CPC technology areas
13.4
Avg claims per patent
+3%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Smith holds 134 US patents across 4 technology areas, rank #2,865 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#2,865
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 46%
by Innovation Score (36.4/100)
13.4
avg claims per patent
+3%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Smith & Wesson Inc. has been granted 134 US utility patents between 2015 and 2025, placing Smith & Wesson Inc. at rank #2,865 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 4 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 13.4 claims per patent with primary concentration in F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE). As a US Corporation, Smith & Wesson Inc. is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Smith sits between Ingenico Inc. (134 patents, rank #2,861) and Wayne Fueling Systems Llc (134 patents, rank #2,869) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 36.4/100 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 68 grants, compared with 66 in the 2015–2019 window, a +3% shift in five-year velocity. Steady filing volume suggests sustained innovation without dramatic pivots. 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. Smith & Wesson Inc.'s 13.4 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while specialization in 4 subclasses reflects a tightly scoped invention area. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Smith & Wesson Inc. against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Smith's volume?

Granted US patents 2015–2025 versus its nearest-ranked assignees by volume, this company marked ◀

patents

What this shows Smith holds 134 patents at rank #2,865, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025

Companies ranked near Smith

By rank, the assignees closest to #2,865 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F41A (Functional Features OR Details Common TO BOTH Smallarms A…)

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

Smith's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

36 Top 46% higher than 54% of 50,000 US assignees

0–10: 687 US assignees (1%). Below this entry. 10–20: 2,527 US assignees (5%). Below this entry. 20–30: 13,162 US assignees (26%). Below this entry. 30–40: 15,294 US assignees (31%). This entry sits in this band. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Above this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). Above this entry. 60–70: 1,537 US assignees (3%). Above this entry. 70–80: 234 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 80–90: 10 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. 90–100: 0 US assignees (0%). Above this entry. This assignee 0 100 every tracked assignee, bucketed by value

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

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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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Smith & Wesson Inc. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 11 8.2%
2016 9 6.7%
2017 16 11.9%
2018 17 12.7%
2019 13 9.7%
2020 7 5.2%
2021 23 17.2%
2022 9 6.7%
2023 4 3.0%
2024 15 11.2%
2025 10 7.5%

Which technologies does Smith & Wesson Inc. patent most?

Top 4 of 4 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Specialized
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Growing

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#2,865

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

36.4 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 Smith & Wesson Inc. hold?
Smith & Wesson Inc. holds 134 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2025, spanning 4 technology areas.
What is Smith & Wesson Inc.'s Innovation Score?
Smith & Wesson Inc. has an Innovation Score of 36.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Smith & Wesson Inc. focus on?
Smith & Wesson Inc.'s top technology area is F41A (FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE) with 86 patents. The company has filed patents in 4 CPC subclasses total.
Is Smith & Wesson Inc.'s patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Smith & Wesson Inc.'s recent filing velocity is +3% compared to the prior five-year period. The company is maintaining or growing its patent output.
What does claim depth mean for Smith & Wesson Inc.'s patents?
Smith & Wesson Inc.'s patents average 13.4 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Smith & Wesson 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

Smith's 134 grants land it in the top 46% 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 - Smith ranks #2,865 of 50,000. Top 50 holders
  • Most of this portfolio concentrates in F41A - see who else leads that technology area. F41A 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

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.