MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541060548 A) filed by Vignan's Institute Of Information Technology, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on June 25, for 'marble dust powder as a cement substitute in concrete.'

Inventor(s) include Mr. M. Padmakar; Mr. A. Teja; Mr. B. Ashok Kumar Reddy; Ms. Ampolu Harika; Mr. Jarajapu Mohana Krishna; Ms. Ramba Manas; and Ms. Rongali Meghana.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Most previous studies have analyzed the use of marble dust powder (MDP) as a partial cement replacement, focusing on its impact on concrete properties and sustain...