BPCL holds 62 patents; 68 more innovations awaiting approvals
MUMBAI: Bharat PetroleumNSE 1.93 %’s Corporate Research & Development Centre (CRDC) has bagged as many as 62 patents since its inception 19 years ago and is awaiting 68 more.
Since its establishment in July 2001, CRDC has developed a bouquet of innovations, bagging as many as 62 patents from the country as well as abroad, including the US and Europe, and 68 more are pending for approvals.
“Of the total patented innovations, around 20 are already commercialised and are deployed at various BPCL facilities,” Sanjay Bhargava, executive director and chief of CRDC, told PTI over phone from New Delhi.
