MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521056869 A) filed by Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, on June 13, for 'adaptive radial clearance control in screw compressors using shape memory alloy-enhanced rotor casing.'

Inventor(s) include Abhishek Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Adaptive Radial Clearance Control in Screw Compressors Using Shape Memory Alloy-Enhanced Rotor Casing. The invention relates to an adaptive clearance control system for screw compressors utilizing Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) embedded within the rotor casing. The SMA...