MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611056497 A) filed by Graphic Era Deemed To Be University on May 04, 2026, for A System And Method For Ai-Based Identification And Triboelectric Electrostatic Separation Of Mixed Plastic Waste.

Inventors include Man Vir Singh; and Subham Sharma.

The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to automated waste-sorting systems, and particularly to a system and method for AI-based identification and triboelectric electrostatic separation of mixed plastic waste. Mixed plastic articles are fed by a feeding and conveying unit, imaged by an imaging unit with optional multi-sensor ...