MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511114983 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Nov. 21, 2025, for 'pawfectcare: advanced animal shelter management system.'

Inventor(s) include Devyansh Batra; Dr. Vikas Wasson; and Aaskaran Bishnoi.

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 an animal shelter management system designed to enhance the welfare of street animals, particularly dogs and pregnant females, through the integration of AI, IoT, and automation. The system employs Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and camera module...