MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641050506 A) filed by Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on April 21, for 'cenosphere incorporated cement concrete solar roof tiles.'

Inventor(s) include P. Velmurugan; M. N. A. Gulshan Taj; R. Malathy; and Dr. S. R. R. Senthil Kumar.

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 invention relates to a cement concrete solar roof tile incorporating cenospheres for passive thermal management and enhanced photovoltaic performance. The solar roof tile comprises a cementitious tile body and a photovoltaic module mounted thereon, wher...