MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133747 A) filed by Woxsen University, Hyderabad, Telangana, on Dec. 30, 2025, for 'food waste reduction system for institutional dining environments.'

Inventor(s) include Jose Luis (Peplluis) de la Rosa Esteva; Dr. Anand Kakarla; Bhadra Korukonda; Alluri Druthi Sai Sri Varma; Khambampati Bhavyasri; Lokesh Kumar Korampalli; Nikhitha. G; Meghana Korimi; Maddala Gayathri; and A Vamsidhara Reddy.

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: "A food waste reduction system for institutional dining environments, comprising a taste profiling form ...