MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511113794 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Nov. 19, 2025, for 'intelligent food management and hygiene system.'

Inventor(s) include Anuj Kumar Singh; Dr. Raman Chadha; and Harshit Mishra.

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: "The present invention relates to a retrofit smart refrigerator shelf liner system which discloses for automated food inventory management, spoilage detection, and waste reduction. The system comprises modular, flexible liner tiles embedded with weight, image, and volatile organic compound sen...