MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631015866 A) filed by Dr. Harinandan Kumar, Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Feb. 12, for 'a machine for testing wear of a rock cutting tool.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Harinandan Kumar; and Dr. Vivek Kumar Kashi.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A machine (100) for testing wear of a rock cutting tool (1) is disclosed. The machine comprises a rigid frame including a base supporting plate (14) and a top static plate (7) interconnected by at least one vertical supporting column (12). A movable base plate (10) is axially displaceable along the...