MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641106845 A) filed by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham on September 04, 2026, for Navigation Assistance Cane With Directional Obstacle Detection And Voice Guidance.
Inventors include Muraleedharan, Akhil Vasantha; Prabu, Aparna Annathana; Murugan, Iniya; Murugananda, Jenishaa Bharathi; and Nagarajan, Pooja.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: A cane (100) for assisting navigation of a visually impaired user is disclosed. The cane (100) includes a cane body (102), an ultrasonic sensor (104), and infrared sensors (106) positioned to detect an obstacle, and a control unit (108) operativel...