MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621004185 A) filed by L. D. College Of Engineering; Shubhangi Shukla; Dr Mihir Rameshbhai Vasavada; Madhav Raval; and Dr Darshni M. Shukla, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Jan. 15, for 'ionic engine powered catamaran.'

Inventor(s) include Shubhangi Shukla; Dr Mihir Rameshbhai Vasavada; Madhav Raval; and Dr Darshni M. Shukla.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Ionic Engine Powered Catamaran The present invention provides a silent, propeller-less marine propulsion system for twin-hull catamarans using plasma-ionic thrusters (5,6) that gener...