MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611110388 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 14, 2026, for Hybrid Glare-Based Composite Retrofit System For Aircraft Fuselage Fatigue Life Extension.
Inventors include Frank Bell; Michael J Ngano; Christian David; and Melkiad Boniface.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to aircraft structural repair using a fiber-metal laminate retrofit. A GLARE 3B patch (103) comprising alternating aluminum layers (101) and glass-fiber/epoxy layers (102) is adhesively bonded to a metallic fuselage skin (104) through an adhesive bonding interface (105). Installation...