MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621073118 A) filed by Meril Corporation I Private Limited on June 12, 2026, for Expandable Core Apparatus For Straightening Sintered Polytetrafluoroethylene Tubes.

Inventors include Kothwala, Deveshkumar Mahendralal; Mirza, Zahidbeg Anisbeg; and Chhaiya, Niravbhai Labhubhai.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: An expandable core apparatus (100) for straightening sintered polytetrafluoroethylene tubes (300) includes an inflatable core body (102) configured to receive a pressurised gas. The inflatable core body (102) is configured to expand radially outward upon introduction of the...