MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517058873 A) filed by GB Boucherie NV, Izegem, Belgium, on June 19, for 'brush-tufting process.'

Inventor(s) include Boucherie, Bart Gerard.; and Vandenbussche, Henk.

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: "A process for tufting a brush comprising a bristle carrier (10) provides that a thickening part (44) is received in a cluster of bristles (50) folded in a U-shaped form. The cluster of bristles (50) is pushed with its end thickened in this way into a hole (48). The peripheral edge (60) is then deformed to form an undercut, and the ...