MUMBAI, India, June 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641069195 A) filed by Indian Council Of Agricultural Research on June 02, 2026, for Apparatus And Process For Cocoa Fermentation.

Inventors include Ravi, Pandiselvam; Musuvadi, Manikantan Ramarathinam; Veluchamy, Ramesh Shunmugiah; Puthiyapura, Shameena Beegum; Hebbar, Balachandra Kukkehalli; and Apshara, Subbian Elain.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR COCOA FERMENTATION The present disclosure relates to a system and a process for the fermentation of cocoa beans. The system comprises a fermentation apparatus (100) having a fermentation chamber (101...