MUMBAI, India, Aug. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517068194 A) filed by Hardlock Industry Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan, on July 17, for 'screw structure.'

Inventor(s) include Wakabayashi, Katsuhiko.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 22, under issue no. 34/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention enables generation of a locking effect by means of prevailing torque while reducing the proportion of a distribution load of a fastening axial force applied to a first screw thread. In this screw structure comprising a bolt 1 and a nut 2, a female screw 20 of the nut 2 has: a first screw region 21; and a second screw region 22 in whi...