MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641049400 A) filed by J. J. College Of Engineering And Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, on April 17, for 'refrigerator with expiration date scanner.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. S. Karthick; K. Roopatharshini; Dharani R; and P. John Britto.
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 technique, system, and computer program product for controlling shelf life expiry dates in smart refrigerators are the subject of the current invention. By using a loyalty card, magnetic stripe, or RFID device, the invention makes it possible to identify ...