MUMBAI, India, March 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511122547 A) filed by Graphic Era, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'retractable weather sensitive clothesline and method thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Rupa Khanna Malhotra.

The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The invention relates to a retractable weather-sensitive clothesline system designed to protect garments from sudden rain and high humidity. The system comprises a wall-mounted housing containing a motorized spool, a retractable clothesline, and a weather sensor module configured to detect rain and humidity. A c...