MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514001890 A) filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, U.S.A., on Jan. 8, for 'roadway simulator with limited energized operating state.'

Inventor(s) include Senft, Victor; Melcher, David James; Sunderman, Marlin Jay; Zieman, Rick Lee; and Staup, Scott Loren.

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 roadway simulator comprises: a rotatable assembly for rotating a wheel and a restraint couplable to a vehicle. The restraint includes a first actuator to position an end of the restraint proximate the vehicle and/or a second actuator t...