MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541132124 A) filed by Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Pondicherry, India, on Dec. 26, 2025, for 'advance ultrasonic sensor based non contact proximity detection and automatic switching system for energy efficient and hands free device control.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. P Raja; Dr. T. Deepa; Dr. N. Saranya; S. Jayanthi; K. Sarangi; R. Yuvashri; and K. Vishalini.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This invention relates to an advanced ultrasonic sensor-based non-contact proximity detection and automatic switching system ...