MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411075005 A) filed by Amity University, New Delhi, on Oct. 4, 2024, for 'smart metamaterial communication array for interplanetary missions and working method thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Rajiv Iyer; Vedprakash Maralapalle; Poornima Mahesh; Saranya A; and Selvakumaran.

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: "The present invention is a Metamaterial-Based Reconfigurable Antenna Array designed for space missions. It integrates metamaterials for enhanced gain and directivity and features reconfigurable components like 7 MEMS switches f...