Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'A Self-Indexing Mechanism For Stepwise Rotation Of Pick Within Pick-Box Assembly Of Mining Excavators' Filed by Indian Institute Of Technology (Indian School Of Mines)

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531128242 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology (Indian School Of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand, on Dec. 17, 2025, for 'a self-indexing mechanism for stepwise rotation of pick within pick-box assembly of mining excavators.'

Inventor(s) include Prof. L A Kumaraswamidhas; Prof. V M S R Murthy; Mr. Saurabh Raj; Mr. Aayan Rai; Mr. Akshit Bhagat; and Mr. Rupesh Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A self-indexing mechanism for stepwise rotation of pick within pick-box assembly of mining excavators. The present invention relates t...