MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641105187 A) filed by Ramco Institute Of Technology on September 01, 2026, for Passive Dry-Spell-Responsive Variable-Volume First-Flush Diverter For Rainwater Harvesting Systems.

Inventors include Dr. M. Kaliappan; Dr. C. Karpagavalli; Ms. B. Anitha; Ms. V. Logapriya; and Ms. K. Dhanalakshmi.

The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.

Abstract: A passive self-adjusting first-flush diverter for rainwater harvesting, systems automatically adjust the amount of diverted contaminated water according to the length of the dry period that occurred before the flush with no electricity, batteries, sensors ...