MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611109567 A) filed by G. L. Bajaj Institute Of Technology And Management on September 12, 2026, for Surplus-Food Weighing And Interlocked Handoff Apparatus For Food-Waste Management Systems.

Inventors include Pragya Rajput; Parth Rastogi; Rachana Singh Sisodia; and Prashasti Pandey.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: Disclosed is a surplus-food containment and handoff apparatus having a frame defining loading and pickup bays joined by a descending guide path. A removable food vessel has a lid movable to a sealed position. A biased weighing support occupies the loading bay and moves ...