MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641043643 A) filed by Rns Institute Of Technology; Ashith Shekar; Apoorva Ram Bharadwaj; Anvesha B S; Bhoomika Khot; Avikshith C; Vallabh Kulkarni; and Chetan Ghatage, Bangalore, Karnataka, on April 6, for 'smart waste segregation dustbin for automated source segregation.'

Inventor(s) include Vallabh Kulkarni; Chetan Ghatage; Apoorva Ram Bharadwaj; Bhoomika Khot; Anvesha B S; Avikshith C; and Ashith Shekar.

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 Smart Waste Segregation Dustbin is an automated waste management solution designed ...