MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511112667 A) filed by Kiet Group Of Institutions, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Nov. 17, 2025, for 'instrument for friction evaluation.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Anuj Pathak; Dr. Abhay Bhardwaj; Dr. N. G. Raghavendra; Astha Tyagi; Tanya Sharma; Harsh Grewal; and Gaurav Prajapati.
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: "The invention provides an instrument for friction evaluation (100) between dental tools and implants. The instrument comprises a synchronous motor (101) that rotates a rod (102), which can be substituted with tooling made of stainless steel, brass, copper, or aluminum. The implant is secured in a fixed holder (103), and a load application unit (104) applies a controlled force to the rod-implant interface. Friction and torque are measured using a sensor assembly (105) and analyzed through a data acquisition and processing unit (106). An optional temperature monitoring module (107) assesses heat generated during frictional contact. By testing different tooling materials under controlled conditions, the instrument identifies the material that produces minimal wear, optimizes tool performance, and improves implant longevity. The system is suitable for dental research, manufacturing, and quality control, providing a precise, repeatable, and reliable method for evaluating tool-implant interactions and selecting the best tooling material."
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