MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641051091 A) filed by Emilin Thomas Kangappadan; Jahnu Manas; Jomel J Jacob; Nivedya T S; Sanjay K H; and Dr. Needhu Varghese, Irinjalakuda, Kerala, on April 22, for 'hybrid solar-thermal dehydration system with real-time monitoring.'

Inventor(s) include Emilin Thomas Kangappadan; Jahnu Manas; Jomel J Jacob; Nivedya T S; Sanjay K H; and Dr. Needhu Varghese.

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 a hybrid solar drying system designed for efficient drying of agricultural commodities such as pepper, seeds, s...