MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511132514 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Dec. 27, 2025, for 'piezoelectric power-generating shoes with integrated usb charging port.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Anuj Gupta; Navneet Lankalapalli; Ayush Lal; Vinay Shah; Dr. Inderpreet Singh; and Meenakshi.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses an autonomous ocean-cleaning drone system capable of identifying, collecting, and biologically degrading marine plastic waste directly at sea. The system integrates an AI-based navigation and deb...