MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611109305 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi; and The University Of Queensland on September 11, 2026, for Loading Fixture For Unified Compression-Tension Testing Of Quasi-Brittle Materials.
Inventors include Matsagar, Vasant; Banerjee, Anish; and Lange, David.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: Examples of a loading fixture are described herein. In some examples, the loading fixture includes a first loading platen (08) and a second loading platen (04), each mountable to a push-pull rod of a testing machine. Grips (05) are circumferentially arranged on and attached to e...