TNPSC Thervupettagam

Method of doping potassium

June 19 , 2024 158 days 382 0
  • The Madras High Court has held that, IIT Madras method of doping potassium into ammonium perchlorate lacks an inventive step and therefore not eligible for patent.
  • This method is used for increasing the burn rates in solid propellants that are used in space and defence applications.
  • The claimed invention employs the dissolution, filtration, heating, drying and reheating.
  • So, it was not patentable since the processes were well known and they do not result in a new product.

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