MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621013345 A) filed by Gokul Global University, Patan, Gujarat, on Feb. 6, for 'roof trough maintenance device.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Vikram V Patel.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A roof trough maintenance device, comprises of a base platform 101 equipped with motorized omnidirectional wheels 102 via extendable rods 103, configured to provide smooth movement across a surface, a navigation GPS unit integrated with the base platform 101 detected roof boundaries and designated cleaning zones, a support plate 104 mounted on ...