MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411025550 A) filed by Birla Institute Of Technology And Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, on March 28, 2024, for 'methods for efficient quantum key distribution and appartus thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Ashutosh Bhatia; Dr. Sainath Bitragunta; Dr. Kamlesh Tiwari; and Pratham Prateek Mohanty.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure discloses an Enhanced Lightweight Quantum Key Distribution (LQKD) protocol. The LQKD establishes a secure key exchange framework by integrating Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs),...