MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541134193 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, on Dec. 31, 2025, for 'sandwich strategy for surface modification using wire arc additive technology.'

Inventor(s) include Prakash R. S; and Jinu Paul.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method for surface modification of a metallic substrate using a binder-free sandwich strategy with wire arc additive technology, comprising the steps of: a. cleaning a surface of the metallic substrate designated for modification; b. distributing a uniform layer of dry alloy...