MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631043272 A) filed by Narula Institute Of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, on April 4, for 'pre-backfilling smart joint integrity verification device for pipelines.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. Dipan Paul; Mr. Apurba Das; Ms. Anasuya Mondal; Mr. Sabir Ali; and Dr. Shubhendu Banerjee.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A portable, non-destructive smart device and corresponding method for verifying the integrity of pipeline joints immediately after assembly and before backfilling is disclosed. The device comprises a temporary split-styl...