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 filing trajectory.

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

2,723
US patents granted: F41
Parent CPC class: 20
Active assignees: +1%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Armour ranks #335 of 670 CPC technology areas - 2,723 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 1% over five years.

#335
of 670 CPC technology areas: 2,723
US patents granted, 2015–2025: United States of Amer…
leading assignee (91): +1%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Top assignee: United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force (91 patents)

CPC subclass F41H - ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL - covers 2,723 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 F41H is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force leads with 91 patents, followed by Axon Enterprise, Inc. at 83 grants and Oshkosh Defense, Llc at 64.

Filing activity in F41H is up 1% 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 F41H innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in F41H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 1% versus 2015–2019.

United States of Amer…

91
Axon Enterprise

83
Oshkosh Defense

64
The United States of…

60
Bae Systems

30
Bae Systems Informati…

27
Wrap

23
Taser International

22
Lat Enterprises

19
Saab Ab

17
Tyr Tactical

16
Xidrone Systems

16

What this shows United States of Amer… 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.

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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

About This Class

CPC subclass F41H belongs to class F41.

2,723 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 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).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class F41H?

CPC subclass F41H covers ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL. It belongs to CPC class F41 (WEAPONS), with 2,723 US utility patents granted since 2015.

How many patents have been filed in F41H?

2,723 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass F41H between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.

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, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.

How is patent data for F41H 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 F41H 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

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