Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Low-Cost Hybrid Fibre Reinforced Concrete Blocks Reinforced With Basalt And Coir Fibre' Filed by Karpagam College Of Engineering

MUMBAI, India, Oct. 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202444034737 A) filed by Karpagam College Of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on May 1, 2024, for 'low-cost hybrid fibre reinforced concrete blocks reinforced with basalt and coir fibre.'

Inventor(s) include D. Prasannan; K. Pradhap; M. Pravinesh Krishna; R. Tamilarasan; and K. S Sarveshwaran.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 10, under issue no. 41/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This study endeavor outlines the basalt fibre reinforced concrete. Because, the concrete is relatively weak in tension but robust in compression, certain fibres are added to the concrete to increase its t...