MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202514094474 A) filed by Pavan S. P. A., Galliera Veneta, Italy, on Oct. 1, 2025, for 'drying unit and drying process for drying pasta or snack products.'

Inventor(s) include Ferronato Marco; and Spatz Juergen.

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: "A drying unit (1) for drying pasta or snack products, comprising: a dryer (10) of the type having a circulating airflow; a heat exchanger (20) associated with the dryer (10) so that the airflow is heated before drying the products; a heat pump (30); a first circuit (40) of a first heat tra...