MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511114981 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Nov. 21, 2025, for 'rain-reactive flip case with smart hydrophobic eject sheet for screen protection.'

Inventor(s) include Navneet Kaur; and Dr. Gargee Chakraborty.

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 discloses an intelligent weather-adaptive mobile flip-case designed to protect a smartphone screen from rain and high humidity. The case integrates a retractable, transparent hydrophobic membrane housed within the flap, which automatically deploys ove...