MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641096516 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology Calicut on August 10, 2026, for Ink And Method For Direct Ink Writing Of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt Components.
Inventors include Dr. Basil Kuriachen; Dr. Sharu B K; Akash Shaji; Aswini Sivakumar; Nishanth M Nair; Aadithyan S Nair; and Clevin Dominic M.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: A method (300) for fabricating a tungsten carbide-cobalt component by direct ink writing additive manufacturing includes mixing (302) tungsten carbide-cobalt powder with a polyvinylpyrrolidone binder, a polyethylene glycol plasticizer, and an isopr...