MUMBAI, India, Feb. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311051333 A) filed by Otis Elevator Company, Farmington, U.S.A., on July 31, 2023, for 'a self-driven power roller comb.'

Inventor(s) include Gudemane, Ganesha.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 7, under issue no. 06/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A comb for an escalator comprising a comb plate in operational engagement 5 with tread plates of the escalator, wherein the comb plate comprises a plurality of teeth that are meshed with corresponding grooves in the tread plates, wherein the tip of each tooth of the comb plate comprises a first roller that contacts the surface of the groov...