Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Smart Reusable Bag Vending And Return Kiosk

MUMBAI, India, July 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631079327 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology Patna on June 27, 2026, for Smart Reusable Bag Vending And Return Kiosk.

Inventors include Lalit, Atul; Kumar, Ravish; and Meena, Shubham.

The application for the patent was published on July 17, 2026, under issue no. 29/2026.

Abstract: An off grid smart reusable bag vending and return kiosk (100) is designed as a closed loop system for sustainable bag distribution and recovery. The kiosk (100) features a weatherproof casing (102) that houses and protects all operational components, including a touchscreen user interface and scanner (104) which enables QR code generation, user interaction, an...