BLACK RAIN ORDNANCE, INC.

Black Rain Ordnance, Inc. is a privately held firearms manufacturer founded in 2009 and headquartered in Neosho, Missouri. The company specializes in modern sporting rifles and manufactures most of its components in-house using American materials. While specific revenue figures are not publicly available, one business database estimates its employee count at 90.

The company is an operating company that manufactures and sells a wide range of firearms and related accessories. Its primary products are AR-15 and AR-10 style rifles, but its product lines have expanded to include pistols, bolt-action rifles, and .22-caliber rifles. Black Rain Ordnance also offers extensive customization options for its firearms, including various finishes, barrels, and accessories. In addition to firearms, the company sells parts, apparel, and offers firearms training for civilians and law enforcement at its Missouri facility.

As a manufacturer, Black Rain Ordnance's patent litigation posture is that of an operating company. The company has been named as a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not appeared as a plaintiff. This posture is consistent with a company focused on producing and selling goods rather than on patent assertion.

The single tracked case is RARE BREED TRIGGERS, INC. et al. v. BLACK RAIN ORDNANCE, INC., filed in the Missouri Eastern District Court. The plaintiff, Rare Breed Triggers, is known for manufacturing "forced reset triggers" (FRTs) and has been involved in extensive litigation, both with the Department of Justice over the classification of its products and against numerous industry competitors for alleged patent infringement. Rare Breed has filed a wave of intellectual property lawsuits against other manufacturers and retailers in the firearms industry.