Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'A Wheel Assembly For A Manual Wheelchair' Filed by Flemmer, Rory Christian; and Flemmer, Claire Lorraine

MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517049046 A) filed by Flemmer, Rory Christian; and Flemmer, Claire Lorraine, Palmerston North, New Zealand, on May 21, for 'a wheel assembly for a manual wheelchair.'

Inventor(s) include Flemmer, Rory Christian; and Flemmer, Claire Lorraine.

The application for the patent was published on July 25, under issue no. 30/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Manual wheelchairs are generally propelled by rotation of a pushrim or handrail, forward or backwards. The propulsive effort is inefficient, impulsive, repetitive, and damaging to muscles and connective tissue. A wheel assembly, disclosed here, has a pushrim...