Title of Invention

A JOSS STICK AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

Abstract A joss stick, being a rod having a five pointed star cross section, for use between sunrise of Friday and sunrise on Saturday comprising an intimate mixture, prepared in an Aluminium vesel on a Friday, in demineralized water of a base or fumigant made from Sawdust (wood powder) 40-75%, Coconut shell powder 5-15% as combustible materials and Listsea chinensis (Meda lakdi) powder 15-30% as a binder, a special aromatic fuel mixture comprising dry powders bark of Ficus glomerata (Audumbar) used as the samidha 40-55%, Pinus Sp.(Chidakhya) as dhoop 15-20%, Jasminum multiflorum(Kund) as chandan 15-20%, essence of Cestrum nocturum (Raat rani, Night queen) as a fragrance.
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THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
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A JOSS STICK AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

RAMAKANT RAJARAM GAIKWAD
an Indian National
of A/22, Mini Land Gate, No.5, Tank Road, Bhandup (W),
Mumbai 400 078, Maharashtra, India,
THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION PARTICULARLY DESCRIBES THE INVENTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS TO BE PERFORMED:-





This invention relates to a joss stick, a method for manufacturing the same and its use in improving physical health, mental health and prosperity of an individual or family.
More particularly, this invention relates to a joss stick having a specific composition to be burnt on Friday of a week, from sunrise on Friday to sunrise on Saturday, preferably at the 1st 8th 15th and/or 22nd hour from sunrise, so that under specific planetary influence, the emanating smoke provides maximum benefit to the user.
FIELD OF INVENTION
Incense is a substance, which can be burnt or volatilized to give off fragrant fumes. The sweet fragrance of flowers, fruits, & dried leaves relax the mind & body .The fumes of certain barks and roots are also known to be very good for the arousal of the body & the soul and provide overall wellness to an individual. Burning incense is popular in order to provide a pleasant aroma, create a particular atmosphere or to mask unpleasant or undesirable odors.
It is known that the mental state of a person may be influenced and altered by exposure of that person's olfactory system to any of a myriad of aromatic materials, a fact highly useful to, for example, Ayurved practitioners, perfume manufacturers and chefs. Further, it is also known that some types of olfactory alteration of the mental state can give rise to alteration of the physical state, for example, to promote or accelerate healing.
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Apart from the physical benefits, it is believed that the fragrance and molecules of the essential oils to which it is due can have subliminal effects on the mind and emotions.
The essential oils taken from plants and used in aromatherapy are not only substances which gives plants their scent but are considered by some to be the plant's "life force" i.e., they are essential to a plants' biological process.
Use of incense has been practiced in one form or another since the dawn of civilization. Incense has been burning on altars for more than 5,000 years. One of the oldest artifacts to evidence the use of incense during religious rites was found on a tablet placed on the Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, in about 1533 BC. In ancient times, smoldering incense served to mask the odors of animal sacrifices, but eventually became an offering in itself. Today, it is used in ceremonies to rouse and direct personal energy, and in purification rituals, particularly in many Oriental religions.
The Egyptians used aromatics in embalming to help preserve flesh. The Egyptians also used fragrant oils after bathing either alone or accompanied by a massage. There is a strong possibility that the ancient Chinese civilizations were using some form of aromatics at the same time as the Egyptians. Shen Nung's Herbal book is the oldest surviving medical book in China that is dated about 2700 B.C. and contains information on over 300 plants. The ancient Greeks also used aromatic oils both medicinally and cosmetically.
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Aromatic materials have been used in folk art and medicine for many years. In the early part of the 20th century, the French chemist Rene-Maurice Gattefosse coined the term "aromatherapy" to connote the use of aromas to promote mental and physical well-being. Many such materials, especially so-called "essential oils" derived from a wide variety of plants, or their synthetic counterparts, are commonly used today in aromatherapy to relieve specific mental and physical distress; for example, oil of rose is said to relieve anger, a mixture of oil of Lavender, Geranium, Ylang-ylang, Bergamot and Melissa is said to relieve anxiety, oil of Rosemary and Basil or Mint and Jasmine is said to relieve drowsiness, and oil of Lavender is said to relieve jet lag and panic attack; while oil of Peppermint is said to relieve headache, oil of Peppermint and Nutmeg or Lavender and Cypress is said to relieve menstrual cramps and oil of Chamomile and Lemon is said to relieve hay fever.
Essential oils can provide other benefits as well. Some oils, for instance, act as a natural repellent and pesticide.
Aromatherapy uses the essential oils in a variety of ways.
1 Massage of the oil on the body - Some essential oil constituent chemicals may be absorbed through the skin in small amounts but it is believed that the amount is of therapeutic value.
2 Burning of incense - on inhalation of the fumes containing the volatile components, the aroma stimulates the brain to trigger a positive effect. The aroma stimulates the sensitive nasal sensors and is immediately converted to an electrical impulse, which is conveyed to the respective neuro-sensors. Careful inhalation of the oils can also provide
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therapeutic benefit as the oil molecules enter the lungs and are absorbed
into the bloodstream.
3 Different fragrant papers that are assembled together to form the
potpourri.
There are basically two forms of incense: combustible and noncombustible.
Noncombustible incense is achieved by simply sprinkling a few pinches of dried plant material, or a blend of materials, on a smoldering charcoal block or a bed of glowing coals. Native Americans make simple incense known as smudge, which are sage leaves woven or bound together. The belief is that as the sage smolders, the atmosphere is relieved of negative vibrations, similar to the cleansing rite performed by Catholic priests, who use a mixture of frankincense and myrrh.
Combustible incense is made in the form of sticks (sometimes called joss-sticks or dhoop), bricks, cones, candles, beads, pellets, tablets etc. Single plant components or a blend of different plant products is used along with fumigants.
Essential oils may be blended together to provide an especially pleasing fragrance and are also used to aid in providing a specific health benefit. A synergistic essential oil blend of the correct oils in proper proportions is considered to be greater in total benefit than the individual oils working independently.
Burning incense is a healing, soothing and uplifting activity Ten Virtues are related to the burning of incense...
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1) Communication with the transcendent.
2) Removes impurity.
3) Keeps one's mind alert.
4) Refreshes the body, emotions and mind.
5) Is a companion in solitude.
6) Creates a moment of tranquility in a busy world.
7) Is a source of the awareness of generosity and abundance.
8) Used daily, is a harmless activity.
9) Age does not change its beauty and quality.
10) Even in scarcity, the beauty of scent fulfills one.
The manufacturing of incense industrially gears up the pace of small-scale industry & provides earnings to a large number of village people.
PRIOR ART
A large variety of joss sticks (dhoop) are available in the market. Some are sold as solitary fragrances e.g. Kevda, Mogra, Jasmine and Lavender. Customers buy these joss sticks according to personal preferences only, whatever appeals to their olfactory sense and use the sticks on any day at any time again according to personal preferences.
Some joss sticks are manufactured for use by people with different ayurvedic constitutions of the body e.g. kapha , pitta and vata. There are also available joss sticks that are recommended for the fulfillment of a purpose e.g. for health , for relief of stress, for prosperity, for sexual stimulation etc.
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However, these joss sticks do not provide full benefit to the user, except may be temporary olfactory pleasure. This is because the planets and the satellites of our solar system, their movements, their astrological positions with respect to our Earth and Sun influence the health and psyche of all inhabitants of the Earth. Therefore, there is a need for joss sticks that are manufactured and used, considering the influence of the celestial bodies on the user.
Further, since the planetary positions and movements equally affect plants and their constituents, the joss sticks manufactured from different plant constituents will exert their full effect if manufactured on a particular day and used on a particular day of the week at a particular time.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The theory behind this invention is that a specific composition for joss stick is provided for each day of the week whereby the joss stick of this composition made on that day of the week and the constituents when burnt on that particular day of the week, give maximum benefit to the user since the constituents' potential can be best explored under the influence of the ruling planet of that day. Positive effects of the planet on individuals are enhanced and negative effects, if any, are neutralized by burning joss sticks of specific compositions prepared by a specific method on that day of the week.
This invention envisages a composition for a joss stick whereby the constituents when burnt on the Friday of a week, from sunrise on Friday
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to sunrise on Saturday, preferably at the Is 8 15 and/or 22" hour from sunrise, give maximum benefit to the user since the constituents' potential can be best explored under the influence of Venus, the ruling planet of Friday.
This invention further envisages a method of preparation of such a joss stick such that the manufacture of the joss stick also takes place on Friday of a week (from sunrise on Friday to Sunrise on Saturday in the region where production is taking place.).
Further, the mixing of the ingredients for the production of the incense stick is carried out in vessels made of Aluminium only, to enhance the properties of the ingredients.
According to this invention, the incense sticks are extruded in the shape of a rod having cross section of a five pointed star. The rods so prepared are dipped in Raat-rani [Cestrum nocturnum or Night queen) fragrance, solution of which is also prepared on Friday .
Joss stick prepared according to this invention for use on Friday is beneficial for family life and prosperity.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
According to this invention, there is provided a process of making
planetary joss sticks which comprises the steps of:
preparing a base mixture or fumigant by mixing
Sawdust (wood powder) 40-75%
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Litsea chinensis (Meda lakdi) powder 15-30%
Coconut shell powder 5-15%
thoroughly in a Aluminium vessel;
preparing a special mixture for Friday joss stick by mixing together dry
powders of
Bark of Ficus glomerata (Audumbar) used as the samidha 40-55%
Pinus Sp.(Chidakhya) as dhoop 15-20%
Jasminum multiflorum (Kund) petals as pushp 15-20%
Turbinella rapa (Shankha peeth) as chandan 15-20%
thoroughly in another Aluminium vessel;
adding the special mixture for Friday so prepared to the base mixture or fumigant in a suitable proportion typically 15 to 25% of special mixture and 75 to 85% of the base mixture and stirring the resultant mixture to prepare a uniform mix ;
adding demineralized water to the Aluminium vessel containing the uniform mix;
stirring the uniform mix and demineralized water manually using a spatula or with a dough making machine, to obtain a dough ;
passing the dough so obtained through nozzles made of Aluminium metal and having a five pointed star cross section measuring about 0.8 to 1 cm across, leading to extrusion of rod like structures having a five pointed star cross section ;
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cutting the rod like structures into many smaller sticks of length 7 to 8 cm and preferably 7.2 cm long ;
drying the sticks so produced in the Sun for 1-2 days till the moisture content is reduced to less than 5% ;
preparing a fragrance adding solution by mixing together essence of Cestrum nocturum ( Raat rani, Night queen) and a solvent preferably diethylphthalate (DEP) in a suitable proportion, preferably 25% Cestrum nocturum ( Raat rani, Night queen) and 75% diethy phthalate (DEP), in an aluminium container;
dipping the sticks in the fragrance adding solution so prepared till they are fully impregnated;
drying the fragrance impregnated sticks.
The manufacture of dhoop stick for use on Friday by the above process
should be carried out particularly on Friday, more particularly from
Sunrise of Friday to sunrise of Saturday & should be finished on that day.
Drying can be continued later.
The fragrance adding solution should also be prepared on the Friday but
can be preserved for the next batch in amber coloured plastic or glass
bottles.
This stick is most beneficial when used on Friday of a week but is even more effective when burnt at the first, eighth, fifteenth and twenty second
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hour starting from sunrise on Friday in the region where the stick is being used.
Description of the biological ingredients used in the above process-
The Sawdust (wood powder) and Coconut shell powder act as a base which absorbs the aroma giving substances, allows delayed combustion of the other ingredients and produces environment friendly fumes. Sawdust is the typical powder obtained after sawing any wood and coconut shell is the waste produce found all over India. The meda lakdi(jiggat) powder i.e. powder of the bark of Litsea variety of trees including, Litsea chinensis, Litsea glutinosa and Litsea sebifera or bark of the Machilus macarantha tree, typically found all over central India or a combination of any of them acts as a binder.
The 'samidha' used in the invention has the following botanical
references:
Samidha is a Sanskrit word meaning sacrificial sticks or wood used to
fuel sacred fires.
Audumbar (used as the samidha)
Botanical name : Ficus glomerata,Roxb. & FicusRaecemosa.
Ayurvedic/ Sanskrit name : Udumbara.
Popular English name(s) : Cluster-fig ; Gular fig, Country fig tree
Habitat : All parts of India.
Parts Used : Root, root-bark, leaves, fruit, milky juice.
Constituents : Tannin, wax and ash containing silica and
phosphoric acid.
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Action : Bark, leaves and unripe fruits are
Astringent Carminative, stomachic and vermicide.
Preparations/ Uses : Bark, leaves and unripe fruits are used
externally and internally in dysentery. A bath made of the fruit and bark is regarded as a cure for leprosy.
The 'Dhoop' used in the invention has the following botanical
references:
Dhoop is a Sanskrit word meaning any aromatic substance, incense,
frankincense or perfume which on burning gives off aromatic vapour.
Chidakhya (Used as Dhoop):
Botanical name : Pinus Sp.
Ayurvedic/ Sanskrit name : Sarala
Popular English name : Long-leaved pine, Chir pine
Habitat : Common on the slopes of Himalayas, North
Western Frontier province from
Afghanistan to Kashmir, Punjab, U.P. to
Bhutan, Assam.
Constituents : The sapwood yields on incision an oleo-resin
from which Turpentine is obtained.
Turpentine is largely used in perfumery and
in the manufacture of artificial camphor.
Action : Wood is aromatic, antiseptic, deodorant,
stimulant and rubefacient.
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Preparations/ Uses : Oleo-resin is used for fumigations.
The 'pushp' used in the invention has the following botanical references: 'Pushp' is a Sanskrit word meaning any flower.
Kund (Pushp):
Botanical name : Jasminum multiflorum
Ayurvedic/ Sanskrit name : Kunda, sukla, sadapuspa, manorama.
Popular English name: Downy jasmine, star jasmine
Habitat : Native originally to India, downy jasmine
has become established in areas scattered
throughout peninsular Florida.
Action : Alleviates kapha and pitta
The 'chandan' used in the invention has the following chemical references:
Shankha peeth(Chandan):
Scientific name : Turbinella rapa or Xanchus pyrum
Ayurvedic/ Sanskrit name : Shankha.
Popular English name : Conch; Conch shells
Composition : Silicate of magnesia.
Habitat : Indian Ocean coasts.
Character : A porcelaineous shell of an oblong or conical
form. The oblong form is bulged in the middle and tapering at each end. The conical variety
has an upper portion like corkscrew, twisted and tapering at the end. The base is
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broad. The interior is hollow. The surface is hard, of a dull Colour.The upper surface is highly tuberculated, the under surface shining, very brittle and translucent.
Action : Anodyne, carminative, digestive and
astringent. Flesh is demulcent, cardiac stimulant, nutritious and phlegmatic.
Preparations/ Uses : Shankha bhasma is prepared by soaking the
shell in lime juice and calcining in covered crucibles ten to twelve times and finally reducing it to powder(Ash).
The fragrance (perfume) used in the invention has the following botanical references:
Raat rani (Perfume):
Botanical name : Cestrum nocturum
Popular English name : Night queen/ night jasmine/ Lady of the Night
Habitat : This sprawling shrub has glossy, smooth,
simple leaves 4"-8" long. Vine-like stems reach up to 12' in its native habitat. It blooms throughout warm weather. Greenish-creamy white tubular flowers rise from above leaves along the stem, followed by shiny white, fleshy berries. Their sweet scent is overpowering.
Parts Used : flowers
Action : Fruit and sap are poisonous
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PREFFERED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION.
Joss sticks were prepared for use on Friday of a week. A base mixture or
fumigant was prepared by mixing
Sawdust (wood powder) 2.40 kg
Litsea chinensis (Meda lakdi) powder 1.12 kg
Coconut shell powder 0.48 kg
thoroughly in a aluminium vessel;
A special mixture for Friday joss sticks were prepared by mixing together dry powders of
Bark of Ficus glomerata (Audumbar) used as the samidha 0.52 kg
Pinus Sp.(Chidakhya) as dhoop 0.16 kg
Jasminum multiflorum (Kund) petals as pushp 0.16 kg
Turbinella rapa (Shankha peeth) as chandan 0.16 kg
thoroughly in another aluminium vessel;
The special mixture for Friday so prepared was added to the base mixture or fumigant in a suitable proportion typically 1 kg of special mixture and 4 kg of the base mixture to obtain 5 kg of the total mix.
The mixture was stirred to prepare a uniform mix.
Demineralized water was added to the aluminium vessel containing the uniform mix, in such a quantity to obtain dough like consistency.
The uniform mix and demineralized water were stirred manually using a spatula, to obtain dough.
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The dough so obtained was passed through nozzles made of aluminium metal and having a five pointed star section measuring 0.9 cm across, leading to extrusion of rod like structures having a five pointed star section.
The rod like structures were cut into many smaller sticks of length 7.2 cm. The sticks so produced were dried in the Sun for 2 days.
A fragrance adding solution was prepared by mixing together 2.5litre essence of Cestrum nocturum ( Raat rani, Night queen) and 7.5 litre diethylphthalate (DEP) in a suitable proportion, in an aluminium container.
The sticks were soaked in the fragrance adding solution so prepared till they were fully impregnated.
The fragrance impregnated sticks were dried.
The manufacture of dhoop stick for use on Friday by the above process was carried out from 6 a.m. on Friday to 1.30 a.m. on Saturday. Drying was continued later. The fragrance adding solution was also prepared on the Friday. The balance solution left after use was preserved for the next batch in amber coloured glass bottles.
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I Claim:
[1] A joss stick, being a rod having a five pointed star cross section, for
use between sunrise of Friday and sunrise on Saturday
comprising an intimate mixture, prepared in an Aluminium vessel on a
Friday, in demineralized water of
(i) a base or fumigant made from Sawdust (wood powder) 40-
75%, Coconut shell powder 5-15% as combustible materials and Litsea
chinensis (Meda lakdi) powder 15-30% as a binder,
ii) a special aromatic fuel mixture comprising dry powders bark of
Ficus glomerata (Audumbar) used as the samidha 40-55%
Pinus Sp.(Chidakhya) as dhoop 15-20%
Jasminum multiflorum (Kund) petals as pushp 15-20%
Turbinella rapa (Shankha peeth) as chandan 15-20%
iii) essence of Cestrum nocturum (Raat rani, Night queen) as a fragrance
[2] A joss stick as claimed in claim 1, being an extruded joss stick.
[3] A method of making a joss stick of claim 1, comprising the steps of
(i) preparing a base or fumigant by mixing together between
sunrise of Friday and sunrise on Saturday thoroughly in an aluminium vessel, Sawdust (wood powder) 40-75%), Coconut shell powder 5-15%, Litsea chinensis (Meda lakdi) powder 15-30%);
ii) preparing a fuel mixture by mixing together dry powders of
Bark of Ficus glomerata (Audumbar) used as the samidha 40-55%
Pinus Sp.(Chidakhya) as dhoop 15-20%
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Jasminum multiflorum (Kund) petals as pushp 15-20%
Turbinella rapa (Shankha peeth) as chandan 15-20%
in an aluminium vessel;
(iii) Adding the fuel mixture for Friday so prepared to the base or fumigant in a suitable proportion 15 to 25% of fuel mixture and 75 to 85% of the base mixture to form a resultant mixture;
(iv) Stirring the resultant mixture to prepare a uniform mix ;
(v) Adding demineralized water to the Aluminium vessel containing the uniform mix;
(vi) Stirring the uniform mix and demineralized water manually using a spatula or a dough making machine, to obtain a dough ;
(vii) Passing the dough so obtained through nozzles made of aluminium metal and having a five pointed star cross section measuring about 0.9 cm, leading to extrusion of rod like extrudate having a a five pointed star cross section;
(viii) Cutting the rod like extrudate into many smaller sticks of length 7-8 cms;
(ix) Drying the sticks so produced in the Sun for 1-2 days till the moisture content in the joss sticks is reduced to less than 5%;
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(x) Preparing a fragrance adding solution by mixing together essence of Cestrum nocturum ( Raat rani, Night queen) and a solvent preferably diethylphthalate (DEP) in a suitable proportion, preferably 25%) Cestrum nocturum ( Raat rani, Night queen) and 75% diethylphthalate, in an aluminium container;
(xi) Soaking the sticks in the fragrance adding solution so prepared till they are fully impregnated and drying the sticks in sun.
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ABSTRACT
A joss stick, being a rod having a five pointed star cross section, for use between sunrise of Friday and sunrise on Saturday comprising an intimate mixture, prepared in an Aluminium vessel on a Friday, in demineralized water of a base or fumigant made from Sawdust (wood powder) 40-75%, Coconut shell powder 5-15% as combustible materials and Litsea chinensis (Meda lakdi) powder 15-30% as a binder, a special aromatic fuel mixture comprising dry powders bark of Ficus glomerata (Audumbar) used as the samidha 40-55%), Pinus Sp.(Chidakhya) as dhoop 15-20%, Jasminum multiflorum (Kund) petals as pushp 15-20%, Turbinella rapa (Shankha peeth) as chandan 15-20%, essence of Cestrum nocturum ( Raat rani, Night queen) as a fragrance.
3 0 MAR 2005

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381-mum-2005-abstract.doc

381-mum-2005-abstract.pdf

381-mum-2005-affidavit(2-6-2010).pdf

381-MUM-2005-AFFIDAVIT(24-6-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-assignment deed(3-9-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-cancelled pages(31-7-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-claims(granted)-(15-9-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-claims.doc

381-mum-2005-claims.pdf

381-mum-2005-correspondence(23-6-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-correspondence(3-9-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-correspondence(ipo)-(15-9-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-description (complete).pdf

381-mum-2005-description(granted)-(15-9-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 1(24-10-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 13(24-10-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 18(29-1-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 2(granted)-(15-9-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 2(title page)-(30-3-2005).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 2(title page)-(granted)-(15-9-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 5(24-10-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-form 8(3-9-2007).pdf

381-mum-2005-form-1.pdf

381-mum-2005-form-2.doc

381-mum-2005-form-2.pdf

381-mum-2005-form-26.pdf

381-mum-2005-form-3.pdf

381-mum-2005-other document(1-7-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-pre-grant-opposition(3-9-2007).pdf

381-MUM-2005-REPLY TO HEARING(24-6-2010).pdf

381-mum-2005-specification(amended)-(31-7-2007).pdf


Patent Number 242840
Indian Patent Application Number 381/MUM/2005
PG Journal Number 38/2010
Publication Date 17-Sep-2010
Grant Date 15-Sep-2010
Date of Filing 30-Mar-2005
Name of Patentee RAMAKANT RAJARAM GAIKWAD
Applicant Address A/22, MINI LAND GATE - NO.5, TANK ROAD, BHANDUP(W) MUMBAI-400 078,
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 MAHASHABDE SANJAY A/22, MINI LAND, GATE-NO.5, TANK ROAD, BHANDUP(W), MUMBAI-400 078. MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
PCT International Classification Number A61L9/02
PCT International Application Number N/A
PCT International Filing date
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 NA