MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511113556 A) filed by Dr Zubair Rashid on November 19, 2025, for Passive Structural Fuse Mechanism For Enhanced Failure Control In Post-Tensioned Concrete Systems.
Inventors include Nangallage Dilum Fernando; Miguel Angel Puente Hervella; Mir Basar Suhaib; and Dr Zubair Rashid.
The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.
Abstract: This invention introduces a passive, replaceable structural fuse for post-tensioned concrete members. The fuse is a calibrated sacrificial element placed concentrically in the tendon load path at an anchorage, inside a coupling, or within the span and it activates before the p...