MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511126766 A) filed by Sher-E-Kashmir University Of Agricultural Sciences And Technology Of Kashmir; and Farmdraft Equipments Pvt. Ltd., Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, on Dec. 15, 2025, for 'hand-held saffron harvesting device.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Kalay Khan; Dr. Mudasir Ali; Dr. Jagvir Dixit; Dr. Mir G. Hasan; and Dr. Niyaz A. Dar.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A present invention discloses a hand-held saffron harvesting device (100), comp a frame (102). Further the frame (102) comprises an adjustable handle (106), configur...