MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631075683 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology Rourkela Nit Rourkela on June 18, 2026, for Nitinol-Based Rotary Actuator And A Method For Generating Rotational Motion.

Inventors include Behera, Prof. Ajit; and Gupta, Mr. Shivam Shyammilan.

The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Nitinol-based rotary actuator system (100) and a method (900) for generating rotational motion using thermally activated shape memory alloy spring actuators. The method (900) comprises positioning Nitinol spring actuators (4,5) on opposing sides of a rotary transmiss...