Piston ring for an internal combustion engine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9279499
APP PUB NO 20150040853A1
SERIAL NO

14377311

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The invention relates to a piston ring (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610) for pistons of internal combustion engines, having a ring running surface (14), a ring back (11), an upper ring flank (12), a lower ring flank (13), and two ring joint ends spaced apart by a gap (15). According to the invention, at least one opening (17, 121, 217, 223, 325, 407) is provided in the ring running surface (14), which opening forms a fluid connection between the ring running surface (14) and the ring back (11) or a ring flank (12, 13).

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MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBHPRAGSTRASSE 26-46 STUTTGART 70376

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Issler, Wolfgang Schwaikheim, DE 29 125
Lopez, Daniel Stuttgart, DE 38 248
Sarabanda, Jose Valentim Lima Morumbi, BR 9 105

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