MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541026404 A) filed by Jain Deemed-To-Be University on March 22, 2025, for Lip Retracting Assistive Device.

Inventor includes Dr. Venkadeshwaran K.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: A lip retracting assistive device, comprising a U-shaped body 101 configured with a C-shaped members 102 positioned in proximity to a user’s mouth, a flexible strap 103 arranged with the body 101 for securing around the user’s head, a microphone 104 integrated in the frame accessed by a practitioner to provide input commands, plurality of plates 105 arranged in the members 102 to open the user’s mout...