MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631110635 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Indian School Of on September 15, 2026, for Hybrid Water-Assisted And Locally Shielded (hwals) Laser Welding Apparatus And Method For Advanced Metallic Materials.

Inventors include Abhijeet Sethi; Raushan Kumar; Manchu Mohan Krishna Sai; and Amitava Mandal.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: A hybrid laser welding apparatus (100) comprises a liquid-tight, optically transparent enclosure (200) retaining a liquid cooling medium (500), a clamping fixture (300) holding a metallic workpiece (400) with its upper surface (402) submer...