MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202524040058 A) filed by Sica S. P. A., Alfonsine, Italy, on April 25, for 'machine and method for belling pvc-o pipes.'

Inventor(s) include Tabanelli Giorgio; and Filippi Elisa.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A belling machine comprising a forming station (600), the PVC-O pipes (1) each have an integral bell socket (3) formed on it and provided with a seat (6) for receiving a gasket (100); the forming station (600) comprises a belling apparatus (40) for belling the end of the PVC-O pipe (1a) to be processed; the apparatus (40) co...