MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641048382 A) filed by Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on April 16, for 'a multilayer protective garment for sewage cleaners with sealed seam construction.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. S. M. Udaya Krithika; Dr. K. Mani; Mr. M. R. Karthikeyan; Dr. D. Raja; Induja A; Anubama A G; and Sweatha V.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a multilayer protective garment (100) for sewage cleaners designed to provide enhanced protection against contaminated water, hazardous chemicals, and harmful microorg...