MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531129189 A) filed by Kalinga Institute Of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, on Dec. 19, 2025, for 'automated rain protection for outdoor laundry using iot.'
Inventor(s) include Samant, Tapaswini; Behera, Trupti Mayee; and Nanda, Sarita.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention provides an automated protective system for outdoor drying comprises a support structure (102) configured to hold items in an outdoor environment, a moisture detection assembly (104) operatively positioned to sense precipitation, an...