MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641043511 A) filed by Sree Chaitanya College Of Engineering, Karimnagar, Telangana, on April 6, for 'deep learning of facial depth maps for obstructive sleep apnea prediction.'

Inventor(s) include Mettu Sagar; Puttala Sandhya; Maloth Prathyusha; and Yamsani Ramya.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Stress levels are rising at an alarming rate in today's society as a direct result of the increased level of competition in both the educational and professional spheres. This stress is a contributing factor in the development of a w...