MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641075611 A) filed by Srm University on June 18, 2026, for A Solar Concentrator Apparatus For Repairing A Bituminous Pavement And A Method Thereof.

Inventors include Arepalli, Uma Maheswar; Manda, Manoj Kumar; and Prathuri, Sumanth.

The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT A SOLAR CONCENTRATOR APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING A BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT AND A METHOD THEREOF The present disclosure relates to a solar concentrator apparatus (100) for repairing a bituminous pavement. The apparatus (100) comprises a Fresnel lens (102) configured to concentrate incident solar radiation to a focal point...