MUMBAI, India, Oct. 19 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641121510 A) filed by Vishnu Institute Of Technology on October 10, 2026, for Ai-Enabled Underground Pipeline Leakage Prediction From Road-Surface Deformation.

Inventors include Mr. V. V. S. Sarma Velavalapalli; Mr. Shaik Sadhik; Ms. Harsha Kota Vardhini Devi; and Mr. Lakshman Kumar Pala.

The application for the patent was published on October 16, 2026, under issue no. 42/2026.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an AI-based system for predicting underground pipeline leakage from road-surface deformation. Road-surface images or measurements are acquired by cameras, smartphones, survey vehicles, drones or LiDAR and tagged with GPS/GNSS coor...