Company Analysis

Dorman Products, Inc. (DORM)

Nasdaq: DORM · Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories · Colmar, PA · filing with the SEC since 1996
Grade6.8
◀ Past 7.2● Present 7.0▶ Future 6.1

Patents

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

134 patents granted to the 5 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 Dorman Products, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
134
91 utility, 43 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
23
Against 12 in 2024 and 15 in 2023
Applications published
113
26 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
5
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
'89'07'08'09'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
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
Transport26
Mechanical elements20
Engines, pumps, turbines10
Environmental technology2
Computer technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name5 counted
RB Distribution, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 2 more under the same name are not counted (printed in FR)
95 granted
62 published
Super ATV, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
33 granted
17 published
Super ATV, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
29 published
Dorman Products, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
1 published
RB Distribution, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Nov 25, 202512,479,278Enclosure seal with extended/foldable legTransportSuper ATV, LLC
Oct 28, 202512,454,222Mirror pivotTransportSuper ATV, LLC
Oct 21, 202512,448,026Steering rack braceTransportSuper ATV, LLC
Oct 14, 202512,441,180Multiple-gear-ratio portal gear boxMechanical elementsSuper ATV, LLC
Sep 30, 202512,427,894Vehicle seat occupancy sensorTransportRB Distribution, Inc.
Sep 2, 2025D1,091,433Gear alignment toolRB Distribution, Inc.
Aug 19, 202512,392,381Constant velocity joint boot with a split sealMechanical elementsRB Distribution, Inc.
Aug 12, 202512,384,224Programmable climate controller for a vehicleTransportRB Distribution, Inc.
Jul 29, 202512,372,173Split clamp for joining pipe endsMechanical elementsRB Distribution, Inc.
Jul 22, 2025D1,084,928Security plate for automotivesRB Distribution, Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 25, 20252025/0389332ADAPTER RING FOR VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEMMechanical elementsRB Distribution, Inc.
Dec 18, 20252025/0382989TAPERED POST FOR A BALL JOINT ASSEMBLYMechanical elementsRB Distribution, Inc.
Nov 20, 20252025/0353359INFINITELY ADJUSTABLE FLIP-UP WINDSHIELDTransportSuper ATV, LLC
Nov 20, 20252025/0353229MOLDED LUBRICATION ADAPTOR ASSEMBLY WITH OIL FILTER HOUSING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEOther special machinesRB Distribution, Inc.
Oct 16, 20252025/0319754ENCLOSURE SEAL WITH EXTENDED/FOLDABLE LEGTransportSuper ATV, LLC · patent 12,479,278 granted from it
Oct 2, 20252025/0303812DISCONNECTABLE SWAY BAR LINKTransportSuper ATV, LLC
Sep 25, 20252025/0297666SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR A DAMPER, OR DAMPER INCLUDING IMPROVED SEALING ASSEMBLYMechanical elementsRB Distribution, Inc.
Jul 24, 20252025/0237275MODULAR PORTAL BOX WET BRAKEMechanical elementsSuper ATV, LLC
Jul 10, 20252025/0222749CLAMP FOR SHAPED CAGEMechanical elementsSuper ATV, LLC
Jul 10, 20252025/0222720STRAIGHT AXLE AND A REAR DRIVE SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAMETransportRB Distribution, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Mechanical elements 17 · Transport 15 · Engines, pumps, turbines 5 · Environmental technology 2 · Thermal processes and apparatus 1 · Measurement 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.

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