Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'System For Autonomous Collection Of Floating Waste In Confined Water Bodies' Filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541133787 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 30, 2025, for 'system for autonomous collection of floating waste in confined water bodies.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. L. Jerart Julus; Dr. G. Mohanraj; Madhavan S. R; and Sujitha V.

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: "The present invention relates to an autonomous trash collector bot system (100) configured for operation on a water surface for collection of floating waste in confined water bodies. The system (100) comprises an image acquisition unit c...