MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611065891 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Banaras Hindu on May 25, 2026, for A Passive Solar Updraft Pole System For Mitigation Of Urban Air Pollution.

Inventors include Om Prakash Singh; Ankit Kumar; Jaydeep Singh; Neeraj Kumar; and Pushpendra Kumar Shukla.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: The present invention provides a passive solar updraft pole system for mitigation of urban air pollution comprising a vertical hollow pole (4) defining an internal airflow channel between one or more air inlet openings (1) and an upper outlet opening (6). One or more conical solar ab...