MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641026421 A) filed by Mr. A Sridhar; Miss. G. Anusurya; Miss. G. Karishma; M. Kishorekumar; and P. Nagulan, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on March 6, for 'development of biodegradable spoons using starch, sugarcane bagasse and rice straw.'

Inventor(s) include Mr. A Sridhar; Miss. G. Anusurya; Miss. G. Karishma; M. Kishorekumar; and P. Nagulan.

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 present invention relates to the development of biodegradable spoons using a starch-based biopolymer matrix reinforced with agricultural residues such as sugarc...