MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621060818 A) filed by Sage University on May 13, 2026, for Apparatus And Method For Solar-Powered Probiotic Microencapsulation.

Inventors include Dr. Prashant Jain; Ms. Sakshi Agrawal; Nitin Puranik; Dr. Mukesh Kumar Malviya; Anamika Sengar; and Keerti Barod.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT An apparatus (102) for solar-powered probiotic microencapsulation comprises a solar thermal collection system (104), an insulated drying chamber (110), and a hardware processor (116). The solar thermal collection system (104) transfers solar thermal energy to inlet air via an air-to-liq...