MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641043384 A) filed by Mangalam College Of Engineering, Ettumanoor, Kerala, on April 5, for 'triboelectric based wild fire detection.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. Banjo C Babu; Ms. Aleena Anthony; Mr. Jyothisree K R; Vaishnavi Sanjeev; Nikhil Krishna G; Praveen V Nair; Abhijith Reji; Athul Rajesh; Adarsh P Babu; and Adithyan M. M.
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 relates to a triboelectric based wildfire detection system designed to provide early warning in remote and forest areas through continuous environme...