MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621029495 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology, Maharashtra, on March 12, for 'a system and method for lifecycle traceability of physical entities using a time-aware digital thread.'

Inventor(s) include Ogale, Amogh Sharadchandra Anuradha; and Kulkarni, Makarand S.

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: "A system and method provide lifecycle traceability of physical entities in complex industrial environments by establishing a persistent, time-aware digital thread for each lifecycle-bearing physical entity. A persistent global ident...