MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531098041 A) filed by Guru Nanak Institute Of Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, on Oct. 10, 2025, for 'development of acoustic sensor for hearing impaired persons.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Sunipa Roy; Ms. Palasri Dhar; Dr. Somdatta Paul; Dr. Ipsita Saha; Shubhadeep Bhattacharya; and Mrinmoy Dutta.
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: "The present disclosure discloses a portable device for assisting hearing-impaired persons by capturing environmental sounds and instantaneously converting them into vibrotactile feedback. The device ...