Company Analysis

RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC)

NYSE: RBC · Ball & Roller Bearings · Oxford, CT · filing with the SEC since 2005
Grade5.3
◀ Past 4.1● Present 5.7▶ Future 6.1

Patents

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

162 patents granted to the 8 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 RBC Bearings Incorporated’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
162
161 utility, 1 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
5
Against 7 in 2024 and 19 in 2023
Applications published
190
1 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
8
a subsidiary
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
Mechanical elements41
Machine tools3
Surface technology, coating2
Transport1
Handling1
Engines, pumps, turbines1
Computer technology1
Measurement1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name8 counted
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
118 granted
157 published
Schaublin SA a subsidiary
CH, as the owner printed on each patent
14 granted
17 published
Dodge Industrial Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
17 granted
10 published
Vacco Industries, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
11 granted
1 published
Roller Bearing Company of America, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
All-Power Manufacturing Co. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Dodge Industrial, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Sonic Industries, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 2, 202512,486,868Wear resistant bearing systemMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Jul 1, 202512,345,291Single slot loader slot bearingMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
May 13, 202512,297,864Self lubricating linear guide bushings for reciprocating canning and bottling machineryMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Feb 4, 202512,215,260Permanent, self-adhering, self-lubricating, anti-wear composite systemSurface technology, coatingRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Jan 14, 202512,196,258Spherical plain bearing with angular misalignment restraint system, and angular misalignment restrain systemMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Dec 3, 202412,158,226Flexible alignment sealing couplingMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Aug 20, 202412,066,064Flexible sleeve coupling radial tooth support cap and methodMechanical elementsDodge Industrial Inc.
Jul 23, 202412,044,204Multi segment wind turbine blade joint bushingMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Jun 25, 202412,018,641Multi segment wind turbine blade joint bushingMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
May 14, 202411,982,665Oil quality sensorMeasurementDodge Industrial Inc.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Aug 28, 20252025/0274009DIRECT DRIVE GEAR REDUCER MOUNTING SYSTEMSElectrical machinery, apparatus, energyRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Jul 4, 20242024/0218903SINGLE SLOT LOADER SLOT BEARINGMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc. · patent 12,345,291 granted from it
Mar 7, 20242024/0075573SPRAY NOZZLE FOR LUBRICANT AND COOLANT FLUIDMachine toolsSchaublin SA
Dec 21, 20232023/0407922MOTOR ADAPTER AND COVER FOR ROTATING MACHINERYMechanical elementsDodge Industrial Inc.
Dec 14, 20232023/0400063CLAMP COLLARMechanical elementsDodge Industrial Inc.
Nov 30, 20232023/0383789WEAR RESISTANT BEARING SYSTEMMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc. · patent 12,486,868 granted from it
Oct 26, 20232023/0341087SHAFT GUARD FOR A MACHINEMechanical elementsDodge Industrial Inc.
Sep 14, 20232023/0287926LOCKING PLATE FOR A FASTENER ARRANGEMENTMechanical elementsDodge Industrial Inc.
Sep 7, 20232023/0279258COATING COMPOSITIONMacromolecular chemistry, polymersRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
Aug 24, 20232023/0265926CARTRIDGE SEAL ASSEMBLYMechanical elementsRoller Bearing Company of America, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Machine tools 1 · Mechanical elements 1 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 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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