MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641115861 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on September 28, 2026, for Anchored Capacity-Referenced Crowd Load Interrogation Apparatus With Surge Discrimination And Rate-Limited Relief Actuation.

Inventors include Dr. Ganesh Shamrao Khekare; and Shlokkumar Goenka.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cyber-physical crowd-load interrogation and controlled barrier-relief apparatus for monitoring and managing mechanical loading imposed on temporary barrier structures during mass gatherings. The apparatus includes vertically separated shear-web l...