MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621031320 A) filed by Symbiosis International, Pune, Maharashtra, on March 13, for 'ergonomic curved handle potato masher with hook-shaped grip.'

Inventor(s) include Shruti Naik; and Tanmayee Puntambekar.

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 an ergonomically configured potato masher (100) comprising a mashing head (102), a shaft portion (103), and a handle (104). The handle (104) comprises a curved hook-shaped ergonomic structure configured to accommodate the natural grip of a user's hand and distribute...