MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641110989 A) filed by Pragati Engineering College on September 16, 2026, for Ai Hazardous Waste Identifier For Informal Waste Pickers.
Inventors include Dr. A. Radha Krishna; Mrs. V Anantha Lakshmi; Mr. M Ravi Kumar; and Mr. M Brahmaraju.
The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.
Abstract: AI HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFIER FOR INFORMAL WASTE PICKERS The present invention discloses a portable multimodal edge-artificial-intelligence apparatus for identifying hazardous waste and providing immediate safety guidance, particularly for manual and informal waste handling environments. The apparatus comprise...