MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611024470 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on March 2, for 'sustainable cafe with biogas plant for cooking process.'

Inventor(s) include Priyanka Joshi; Mehak; Priyanka Chugh; Dr. Nitin Pathak; Dr. Sukhmani Kaur; and Dr. Preeti Sharma.

The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a sustainable cafe model that integrates rainwater harvesting, passive cooling architecture, water-efficient operations, and renewable energy generation within a compact food-service establishment. The system includes...