Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Drop Tank Rear Mount Bracket Assembly For In-Flight Safe Separation From Aircraft' Filed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202341048817 A) filed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, on July 20, 2023, for 'drop tank rear mount bracket assembly for in-flight safe separation from aircraft.'

Inventor(s) include Chandra Shekhar Vishwakarma; and Kothapalli Vijaya Kumar.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 31, under issue no. 05/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a rear mount bracket assembly(300) for in-flight safe separation of drop tanks(500).Typically, the military aircraft carries external drop tanks(500)at wing(700) or fuselage stations for extending the operati...