TVS Motor gets patent for technology related to three wheeler engine

Patent for a cooling system for rear mounted liquid cooled engine

The patent office in India has decided to grant patent for automobile manufacturer TVS Motor for an engine for a three wheeler, with a cooling system for the rear mounted liquid cooled engine.

An order issued by M Ajith, assistant controller of Patents and Designs, Chennai, states that the "application meets the objections raised" by the Patent Office and is found to be in order for grant of patent.

According to documents available with the patent authority, the application was for an invention titled "Engine for a three wheeler", filed on December, 2007 and published in the Patent Journal on September, 2009.



The Patent Office raised objection seeking clarification regarding authorisation for the application.

"Authorised representative of the TVS Company has attended the hearing proceedings and submitted an extract of resolution passed by the administrative committee of directors of the TVS Motor Company Ltd, authorising the officials for the purpose of carrying out the day to day operations of the company and complying with the applicable requirements under various statues," said the order.

It further states that the application was for "a cooling system for the rear mounted liquid cooled engine of a motor vehicle," with opening on one or both side of the body of the vehicle, which would allow cooling of th engine.