MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049399 A) filed by J. J. College Of Engineering And Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, on April 17, for 'multipurpose marker for whiteboard.'

Inventor(s) include Kavitha S; S. Rajeswari; Sekar S; and Gayathri S.

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 invention is a multipurpose whiteboard marker with an integrated inkpad for easy use. The marker consists of a cotton core, head, shank, cap, and tail with a cylindrical groove that holds a sponge saturated in stamp-pad ink and is covered by a groove cover. Opening the cover all...