Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Recycling Printed Circuit Boards Using Swelling Agent' Filed by Vestas Wind Systems A/S

MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517075083 A) filed by Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Aarhus, Denmark, on Aug. 7, for 'recycling printed circuit boards using swelling agent.'

Inventor(s) include Rehmeier, Mie; and Hansen, Jesper Romer.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 29, under issue no. 35/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Methods and systems for recycling a printed circuit board (PCB). The printed circuit board is exposed to a swelling agent that causes an epoxy matrix of the printed circuit board to swell and disintegrate into particles. The particles of epoxy are then separated from the printed circuit board, leaving ...