Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Device To Actuate And Test Refueling Probe System Of Fighter Aircraft' Filed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202221076194 A) filed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Nashik, Maharashtra, on Dec. 28, 2022, for 'device to actuate and test refueling probe system of fighter aircraft.'

Inventor(s) include Mr. Santosh Solanke; Mr. Shrikant Mendhe; Mr. Kaushal Kumar Jha; and Mr. Ravindra Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Air-to-air refueling is used to increase endurance and range of a fighter aircraft. During in-flight refueling, refueling probe is used to transfer the fuel from receiver aircraft by precise alignment and positioning of ...