MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517094986 A) filed by Smiths Detection-Watford Limited, Hempstead, U.K., on Oct. 3, for 'sample swabs and method of production.'

Inventor(s) include Beadle, Alastair.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Sample swabs and methods for producing sample swabs for collecting samples for delivery to a detector are provided. A method of producing a sample swab for collecting samples for delivery to a detector comprises providing a swab substrate in the form of a sheet, and stamping the swab substrate in a press comprising surface projecti...