MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517058818 A) filed by Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Northville, U.S.A., on June 19, for 'exhaust pipe joint.'

Inventor(s) include Hill Edward C.; and Jiang Dongying.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method of joining components of an exhaust system comprises obtaining a first pipe with a first end and inserting a second end of a second pipe within the first end of the first pipe to provide a length of overlapped first and second pipes. The method includes radially inwardly deforming the overlapped first and second pipes into pressed engagement with one another to define a pipe joint."

The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 19, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/084850.

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