Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for A Top Piston Ring For Assembly With A Piston Ring Groove Of A Piston

MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441102530 A) filed by Cummins Inc. on December 24, 2024, for A Top Piston Ring For Assembly With A Piston Ring Groove Of A Piston.

Inventors include Nikhil Vinayak Rao; and Chintamani A. Mhaskar.

The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.

Abstract: A top piston ring includes a ring-shaped body having first and second end portions separated by a ring gap. The first and second end portions each include a planar end face that spans between upper and lower sides of the ring-shaped body. The first end face is arranged at an inclination angle measured relative to the lower side and the second end face is arr...