MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621031313 A) filed by Symbiosis International, Pune, Maharashtra, on March 13, for 'an ergonomically contoured measuring tape casing with integrated hand grip structure.'

Inventor(s) include Samar Chavan; and Tanmayee Puntambekar.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An ergonomically contoured measuring tape assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a housing body enclosing a coiled measuring blade and a spring-biased retraction mechanism. The housing body includes an integrally formed downwardly extending grip structure defining a...