MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641061884 A) filed by Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, on May 15, for 'smart device for passive alcohol and human impairment detection in crowded environments.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Kusuma Tummala; Dr. K. Sudha Rani; Aelemasitty Vaishnavi; and Chiluka Rishith Reddy.

The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to intelligent public safety monitoring systems and, more particularly, to a wall-mounted sensing apparatus for passive detection ...