MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049573 A) filed by Gopalakrishnan Thangavel; and Vels Institute Of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on April 18, for 'integrated pcm-based thermal absorptive mulch and biochar trench system for forest fire resistance.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. T. Gopalakrishnan; Dr. N. Anandhabhairavi; Dr. M. Ruban; Dr. T. Meera; Dr. Kumaresan Marappan; Dr. Vijayananth Suyamburajan; Dr. P. Amudha; Mrs. Benasir Begam. F; Dr. C. Gnanavel; and Dr. H. Kalaivani.
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 disclo...