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Vista Outdoor Operations Llc

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 219 granted patents across 33 technology areas, active 2015–2024. Filing-trend and competitive-moat analysis cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search. Primary class: F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION).

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219
Total patents granted
33
CPC technology areas
12.9
Avg claims per patent
-4%
5-year filing velocity

The verdict

Vista holds 219 US patents across 33 technology areas, rank #1,844 of 50,000 tracked assignees.

#1,844
of 50,000 US assignees by volume
Top 13%
by Innovation Score (50.4/100)
12.9
avg claims per patent
-4%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Portfolio overview

Vista Outdoor Operations Llc has been granted 219 US utility patents between 2015 and 2024, placing Vista Outdoor Operations Llc at rank #1,844 across all assignees tracked by PlainPatent. This portfolio spans 33 distinct Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) subclasses, averaging 12.9 claims per patent with primary concentration in F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION). As a US Corporation, Vista Outdoor Operations Llc is one of the more focused assignees in the PatentsView dataset. By volume, Vista sits between Intelligent Energy Limited (219 patents, rank #1,840) and NIO USA, Inc. (218 patents, rank #1,848) - the closest US assignees by grant volume. The composite Innovation Score of 50.4/100 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 107 grants, compared with 112 in the 2015–2019 window, a -4% 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. Vista Outdoor Operations Llc's 12.9 average claims per patent sits within the typical range for solid legal coverage without excessive prosecution cost, while a multi-domain presence across 33 subclasses balances depth with breadth. Combined with portfolio volume, these signals let analysts, investors, and licensing professionals benchmark Vista Outdoor Operations Llc against peers pursuing similar technology classes.

Who files at Vista's volume?

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

patents

What this shows Vista holds 219 patents at rank #1,844, 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 Vista

By rank, the assignees closest to #1,844 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in F42B (Explosive Charges)

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

Vista's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

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

50 Top 13% higher than 87% 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%). Below this entry. 40–50: 11,491 US assignees (23%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,058 US assignees (10%). This entry sits in this band. 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 · 2015–2024

Grants by year

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

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Vista Outdoor Operations Llc patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year Patents Granted Share of Period
2015 7 3.2%
2016 12 5.5%
2017 17 7.8%
2018 32 14.6%
2019 44 20.1%
2020 26 11.9%
2021 27 12.3%
2022 24 11.0%
2023 19 8.7%
2024 11 5.0%

Which technologies does Vista Outdoor Operations Llc patent most?

Top 15 of 33 technology areas

Patent Moat Analysis

Portfolio Volume Moderate
Tech Breadth Multi-domain
Claim Depth Standard
Velocity Declining

Where it ranks

Overall rank by patents

#1,844

Across all tracked assignees

Innovation Score

50.4 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 Vista Outdoor Operations Llc hold?
Vista Outdoor Operations Llc holds 219 US granted patents filed between 2015 and 2024, spanning 33 technology areas.
What is Vista Outdoor Operations Llc's Innovation Score?
Vista Outdoor Operations Llc has an Innovation Score of 50.4 out of 100. This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), filing velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).
What technology areas does Vista Outdoor Operations Llc focus on?
Vista Outdoor Operations Llc's top technology area is F42B (EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION) with 66 patents. The company has filed patents in 33 CPC subclasses total.
Is Vista Outdoor Operations Llc's patent filing rate increasing or decreasing?
Vista Outdoor Operations Llc's recent filing velocity is -4% compared to the prior five-year period. Filing activity has slowed relative to earlier years.
What does claim depth mean for Vista Outdoor Operations Llc's patents?
Vista Outdoor Operations Llc's patents average 12.9 claims each. This falls within the standard range, providing solid legal coverage.
How is the Vista Outdoor Operations Llc 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

Vista's 219 grants land it in the top 13% 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 - Vista ranks #1,844 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

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.