MUMBAI, India, Nov. 21 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441039358 A) filed by Ashok Leyland Limited, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on May 20, 2024, for 'a tamper proof locking apparatus for securing a front finisher assembly to commercial vehicles.'

Inventor(s) include Elumalai Murugesan; Srinivasa Venkatesh; and Yoganand R. D.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 21, under issue no. 47/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A tamper proof locking apparatus (A) for securing front finisher assembly (1) to commercial vehicle (V) according to present invention includes plurality of metal clips (2) concealed and assembled to the bulkhead (3) of vehicle at hidd...