Company Analysis

BorgWarner Inc. (BWA)

NYSE: BWA · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories · Auburn Hills, MI · filing with the SEC since 1995
Grade5.3
◀ Past 5.6● Present 5.7▶ Future 4.5

Patents

US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

3,673 patents granted to the 30 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to BorgWarner Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
3,673
3,641 utility, 17 design, 13 reissue, 2 statutory invention registration, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
102
Against 85 in 2024 and 69 in 2023
Applications published
2,490
154 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
30
its own name, a subsidiary, a former name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Engines, pumps, turbines155
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy146
Mechanical elements115
Transport32
Audio-visual technology14
Thermal processes and apparatus12
Measurement6
Materials, metallurgy4
Surface technology, coating2
Environmental technology1
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers1
Basic communication processes1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name30 counted
BorgWarner Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 7 more under the same name are not counted (printed in GB)
2,690 granted
831 published
BorgWarner Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
0 granted
1,181 published
NSK-WARNER K.K. a subsidiary
JP, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in SS)
366 granted
191 published
Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. a former name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 9 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
329 granted
3 published
BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
99 granted
0 published
BorgWarner Ludwigsburg GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
87 published
BorgWarner US Technologies LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
47 granted
36 published
NSK-Warner Kabushiki Kaisha a subsidiary
JP, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in SS)
44 granted
18 published
Borgwarner Emissions Systems Spain, S.L.U. a subsidiary
ES, as the owner printed on each patent
14 granted
22 published
Kuhlman Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
33 granted
0 published
BorgWarner Luxembourg Automotive Systems S.A. a subsidiary
LU, as the owner printed on each patent
11 granted
20 published
BorgWarner Sweden AB a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in SE
0 granted
31 published
BORGWARNER SWEDEN AB a subsidiary
SE, as the owner printed on each patent
25 granted
2 published
BORGWARNER EMISSIONS SYSTEMS SPAIN, S.L.U. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in ES. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in EP)
0 granted
22 published
NSK-WARNER K.K. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in JP
0 granted
20 published
RHOMBUS ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
7 granted
2 published
Rhombus Energy Solutions, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
8 published
BorgWarner Luxembourg Automotive Systems SA a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in LU
0 granted
6 published
BorgWarner Gateshead Limited a subsidiary
GB, as the owner printed on each patent
3 granted
1 published
BORGWARNER ORSENIGO S.R.L. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IT
0 granted
3 published
BorgWarner Automotive Components (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
2 published
BORGWARNER AKASOL GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
BORGWARNER AKASOL GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
0 granted
1 published
BORGWARNER MORSE SYSTEMS JAPAN K.K. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in JP
0 granted
1 published
BorgWarner Emissions Systems (NINGBO) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
BorgWarner Emissions Systems (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
1 published
BorgWarner Engineering Services Switzerland AG a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems (Tianjin) Co., Ltd a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CN
0 granted
1 published
BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
CN, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
BorgWarner Turbo Systems Worldwide Headquarters GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Names not counted (4)
BORG WARNER AUTOMOTIVE INC
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in US. 32 granted and 6 published under it are not counted.
AKASOL Inc.
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in US. 4 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
AKASOL Inc.
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 4 published under it are not counted.
BorgWarner Morse Systems Japan K.K.
Most of its patents print CM; this name counts in JP. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,510,137Automatic mechanical tensioner with adjustable initial positionMechanical elementsBorgWarner Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,506,434Continuous-carrier discontinuous pulse width modulation using phase current amplitude comparisonsElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner Inc.
Dec 23, 202512,504,047Power transmission deviceMechanical elementsNSK-WARNER K.K.
Dec 16, 202512,500,462Rotor assemblyElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner Inc.
Dec 9, 202512,492,742Differentials with face gears for electrical drive systemsTransportBorgWarner Inc.
Dec 2, 202512,486,866Radial air bearing deviceMechanical elementsBorgWarner Inc.
Nov 25, 202512,484,203Systems and methods for controlled active discharge for inverter for electric vehicleElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Nov 25, 202512,484,202Systems and methods for active and passive cooling of electrical componentsElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Nov 25, 202512,484,200Systems and methods for cooling module with progressive cooling finsAudio-visual technologyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Nov 25, 202512,484,197Systems and methods for a top side cooled power semiconductor thermal interface spacerAudio-visual technologyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0392232THREE PHASE TO SINGLE PHASE POWER SUPPLY EQUIPMENTElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0392229DOUBLE-SIDE COOLED TRIPLE-DC-PORT HALF-BRIDGE POWER MODULEElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Dec 25, 20252025/0389330BEARING SPACERMechanical elementsBorgWarner Inc.
Dec 25, 20252025/0389300FRICTION PLATE AND WET MULTI-PLATE CLUTCH INCLUDING FRICTION PLATEMechanical elementsNSK-WARNER K.K.
Dec 18, 20252025/0386472SYSTEMS FOR HOUSING POCKETS FOR INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Dec 18, 20252025/0385044SYSTEMS FOR CAPACITOR FOR INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Dec 18, 20252025/0385043SYSTEMS FOR CAPACITOR FOR INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
Dec 11, 20252025/0379486ROTATING ELECTRICAL MACHINE BALANCE RINGElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyBorgWarner Inc.
Dec 4, 20252025/0368061ON-BOARD CHARGING APPARATUS FOR CHARGING A BATTERY OF AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLETransportBorgWarner Inc.
Nov 27, 20252025/0365902SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURAL ELEMENT OF AN INVERTERAudio-visual technologyBorgWarner US Technologies LLC
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 145 · Mechanical elements 39 · Engines, pumps, turbines 22 · Transport 22 · Thermal processes and apparatus 11 · Measurement 6.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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