Dana Incorporated (DAN)
NYSE: DAN · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories · Maumee, OH · filing with the SEC since 1994
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Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 20262,120 patents granted to the 7 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 Dana Incorporated’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
2,120
2,093 utility, 14 design, 13 reissue, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
36
Against 56 in 2024 and 59 in 2023
Applications published
718
46 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
7
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
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
Mechanical elements123
Transport51
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy39
Thermal processes and apparatus22
Measurement7
Audio-visual technology3
Semiconductors3
Engines, pumps, turbines2
Materials, metallurgy1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name7 counted
DANA LIMITED its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in DE)
85 published
DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
71 published
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
296 published
DANA CANADA CORPORATION a subsidiary
CA, as the owner printed on each patent
60 published
Dana Canada Corporation a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in CA. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CN)
113 published
Dana Limited its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
93 published
Dana Australia Pty Ltd. a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Names not counted (31)
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in MX. 281 granted and 49 published under it are not counted.
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in MX. 0 granted and 282 published under it are not counted.
Dana Italia, S.r.l.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in DE. 0 granted and 146 published under it are not counted.
Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 144 published under it are not counted.
Dana Belgium B.V.
Most of its patents print BE; this name counts in CN. 0 granted and 135 published under it are not counted.
Dana Belgium B.V.
Most of its patents print BE; this name counts in CN. 118 granted and 15 published under it are not counted.
Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
Most of its patents print DE; this name counts in US. 90 granted and 27 published under it are not counted.
Dana Italia, S.r.l.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in DE. 99 granted and 12 published under it are not counted.
Dana Motion Systems Italia S.r.l.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in DE. 0 granted and 69 published under it are not counted.
Fairfield Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in NO. 41 granted and 27 published under it are not counted.
Dana Motion Systems Italia S.r.l.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in DE. 51 granted and 8 published under it are not counted.
Dana Italia, S.r.l.
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in DE. 23 granted and 8 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0392195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING CARBON BRUSHES AND SLIP RINGS | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0392175 | IMMERSION COOLING LAMINATION | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0389323 | MULTI-PIECE CLUTCH GEAR ASSEMBLY | Mechanical elements | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Dec 25, 2025 | 2025/0388090 | VEHICLE POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD | Transport | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0364873 | EXTERNALLY EXCITED ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH ROTOR COOLING SYSTEM | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0364869 | CO-AXIAL LAYSHAFT GEAR TRAIN BRACKET | Transport | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025/0353327 | CANTILEVER BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR CVJ FRONT STEER AXLE | Transport | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Nov 13, 2025 | 2025/0349451 | BI-STABLE DEVICE | Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 2025/0327490 | HEAT TRANSFER AIDE FOR TUBE MOUNT MONO-BLOCK CONSTANT JOINT ASSEMBLY | Mechanical elements | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 2025/0327487 | STUB SHAFT TO CVJ WHEEL END | Mechanical elements | Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Transport 33 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 32 · Mechanical elements 25 · Thermal processes and apparatus 3 · Audio-visual technology 2 · Semiconductors 1.
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.