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CPC technology class · F41

F41G - Weapon Sights

Weapon sights; aiming. 2,623 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

2,623
US patents granted
F41
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+6%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Weapon Sights ranks #342 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,623 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 6% over five years.

#342
of 670 CPC technology areas
2,623
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Raytheon
leading assignee (105)
+6%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Raytheon Company (105 patents)

CPC subclass F41G - WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING - covers 2,623 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class F41 (WEAPONS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in F41G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Raytheon Company leads with 105 patents, followed by BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc. at 86 grants and Sheltered Wings, Inc. at 64.

Filing activity in F41G is up 6% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a relatively steady filing pace. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is F41G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in F41G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 6% versus 2015–2019.

150200250300350 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 204

Who leads F41G?

The 12 most active assignees in WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Raytheon is the most active filer in F41G, holding 105 of the 2,623 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass F41G
Rank Company Patents in F41G
#1 Raytheon Company 105
#2 BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc. 86
#3 Sheltered Wings, Inc. 64
#4 SIG Sauer Inc. 45
#5 Leupold & Stevens, Inc. 40
#6 Wilcox Industries Corp. 33
#7 Crosman Corporation 31
#8 Cubic Corporation 30
#9 Swarovski-optik Ag & Co KG. 27
#10 HVRT Corp. 27
#11 Aerovironment, Inc. 25
#12 Magpul Industries Corp. 25
#13 Emissive Energy Corp. 24
#14 Sintai Optical (shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 22
#15 Crimson Trace Corporation 21
#16 Rosemount Aerospace Inc. 20
#17 Orbital Research Inc. 20
#18 Trackingpoint, Inc. 19
#19 Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. 18
#20 Raytheon Canada Limited 18

About This Class

CPC subclass F41G belongs to class F41.

2,623 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F41G assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 F41G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 F41G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 020406080100120 Patents in F41G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) RaytheonBae Systems Informati…Sheltered WingsSig SauerLeupold & StevensWilcox IndustriesCrosmanCubicSwarovski-optik & KgHvrtAerovironmentMagpul IndustriesEmissive EnergySintai Optical (Shenz…
Top 14 F41G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class F41G?
CPC subclass F41G covers WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING. It belongs to CPC class F41 (WEAPONS), with 2,623 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in F41G?
2,623 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass F41G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in F41G?
Raytheon Company leads F41G with 105 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for F41G collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., F41) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like F41G provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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.