MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514078505 A) filed by Metix (PROPRIETARY) Limited, Gauteng, South Africa, on Aug. 19, 2025, for 'pressure ring assembly with wedge connector.'

Inventor(s) include Venter, Jacques; and Lotter, Gabriel Jacobus.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A pressure ring assembly (10) comprises at least first and second segments 12.1, 12.2 which are connected to one another in abutting relationship by a removable wedge connector 14 comprising first and second prongs 36, 38. Each segment comprises a body 20 extending arcuately between first...