MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617064649 A) filed by Sika Technology AG on May 22, 2026, for Use Of Polycarboxylate Ethers For Adjusting The Setting Time Of Cementitious Materials.

Inventors include Chen, Yalei Carol; Zhou, Liucheng; Yang, Linyue Eric; and Zhu, Jiali Jennifer.

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

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a polycarboxylate comb copolymer to adjust the setting time of a cementitious material, especially composition comprising supplementary cementitious materials, said polycarboxylate comb copolymer comprising at least one monomeric unit of the structure (I), an...