MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541114801 A) filed by Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Nov. 21, 2025, for 'drone-based spectral imaging and artificial intelligence for early detection of plant diseases.'
Inventor(s) include Keerthi Kumar V; Harshitha M; Salman L; and Dr. B. Vijay A Ramnath.
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: "Manual monitoring of crop health is labor-intensive, time-consuming, and often inaccurate, leading to delayed responses, excessive pesticide use, and yield loss. This project presents an Al-powered autonomous drone syst...