CPC technology class · F41

F41H - Armour

Armour; armoured turrets; armoured or armed vehicles; means of attack or defence, e.g. camouflage, in general. 2,723 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

2,723
US patents granted: #2/7
in F41: 20.4%
F41 class share: -11%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Armour ranks #335 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,723 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume down 11% over five years.

#335
of 670 CPC technology areas: 2,723
US patents granted, 2015–2025: United States of America as…
leading assignee (91): -11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How F41H's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, F41H recorded 1,176 grants versus 1,328 in 2015–2019 (-11% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2015 at 302 grants and bottomed in 2023 at 220 (+37% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force holds 3.3% of the class ; the top three share 8.7%.

Leaderboard read

F41H concentration, lead at 3.3%

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force leads this historical grant record at 3.3% of F41H - us corporation assignees hold 64% of class grants (864 of 1,347). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.3%
Top three share: 8.7%
Lead over #2: 8

Where F41H sits inside F41

Among 7 subclasses in F41 (Weapons), F41H ranks #2 and holds 20.4% of the parent class's 13,338 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

F41A 3,993 F41G 2,623 F41C 1,639 F41B 1,581 F41J 473 F41F 306

Rising assignees active in F41H

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation 6.00x 1 → 6 company-wide · 6 in F41H
#2 Disruptive Resources, LLC 6.00x 0 → 6 company-wide · 6 in F41H
#3 Matscitechno Licensing Company 3.33x 3 → 10 company-wide · 5 in F41H
#4 Verco Materials, LLC 3.00x 1 → 3 company-wide · 7 in F41H
#5 Blucher GmbH 3.00x 2 → 6 company-wide · 5 in F41H

F41H grants by year, peak 2015 (302)

US utility-patent grants per year in F41H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are down 11% versus 2015–2019.

United States of…

91
Axon Enterprise

83
Oshkosh Defense

64
The United States of…

60
Bae Systems

30
Bae Systems Informatio…

27
Wrap

23
Taser International

22
Lat Enterprises

19
Saab Ab

17
Tyr Tactical

16
Xidrone Systems

16

What this shows United States of… is the most active filer in F41H, holding 91 of the 2,723 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass F41H
Rank	Company	Patents in F41H
#1	United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force	91
#2	Axon Enterprise, Inc.	83
#3	Oshkosh Defense, LLC	64
#4	The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army	60
#5	BAE Systems PLC	30
#6	BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.	27
#7	Wrap Technologies, Inc.	23
#8	Taser International, Inc.	22
#9	LAT Enterprises, Inc.	19
#10	Saab AB	17
#11	TYR Tactical, LLC	16
#12	XiDrone Systems, Inc.	16
#13	Barrday Corp.	15
#14	Bae Systems Hägglunds Aktiebolag	14
#15	Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc.	14
#16	Nexter Systems	14
#17	Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH	13
#18	Foster-Miller, Inc.	12
#19	Mbda Deutschland GmbH	12
#20	BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P.	11

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F41H 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 F41H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F41H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near F41H's 2,723-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for F41H (#335 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.3%) - not the F41 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

E04G 2,717 G03H 2,738 F02F 2,743 F27D 2,695

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F02G 3.3% D03D 3.3% D01F 3.3% C10L 3.4%

Questions about F41H

Which company holds the most patents in F41H?

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force leads F41H with 91 patents (3.3% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 64% of class grants.

Which F41H assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in F41H, Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (6.00x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 6 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does F41H compare inside parent class F41?

Inside F41 (Weapons), F41H ranks #2 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 20.4% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is F41A (3,993 grants).

What to do with this data

F41H in context - here's where to go next.

United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force leads F41H with 91 grants in this class. See full portfolio
F41H ranks #335 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class F41, the largest sibling subclass is F41A with 3,993 grants. Explore F41A

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - F41H figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (2,723 grants in the tracked window).

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