Piston for an internal combustion engine

- Tenneco Inc.
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Description

The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with the color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the piston;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the piston looking from a different perspective than FIG. 1 to show a different pin boss than is visible in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the piston;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the piston looking transverse to a pin bore axis;

FIG. 5 is a side view of the piston constructed according to the first embodiment looking along the pin bore axis; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the piston.

Claims

We claim the ornamental design for a piston for an internal combustion engine, as shown herein.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1010681
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 27, 2018
Date of Patent: Jan 9, 2024
Assignee: Tenneco Inc. (Lake Forest, IL)
Inventors: Warran Boyd Lineton (Chelsea, MI), Carmo Ribeiro (Ann Arbor, MI)
Primary Examiner: Ania Aman
Application Number: 29/645,715
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/5)