Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Smart Drone For Surveillance And Reducing Human Elephant Conflicts' Filed by Sri Sairam Engineering College

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541114832 A) filed by Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Nov. 21, 2025, for 'smart drone for surveillance and reducing human elephant conflicts.'

Inventor(s) include Yeshwanth Raj C; Akkash T N; Jeevesh B; and Sathyaraj P.

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: "Human-Elephant Conflicts (HEC) has become a major socio-environmental issue in India, where human settlements increasingly overlap with elephant habitats. Frequent elephant intrusions into villages and farmlands cause severe crop losses, property damage, and...