MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133411 A) filed by Dr. Mahalingam College Of Engineering And Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 30, 2025, for 'dual mode solar powered shoe odour removal box with integrated blue light sterilization.'

Inventor(s) include T. Sumathi.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention is' a dual-mode solar-powered shoe odour removal box incorporated with blue light sterilization. By combining solar energy harvesting, blue lightemitting diode sterilization, and controlled air circulation, the invention is a chemical-free, ...