MUMBAI, India, Nov. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531019830 A) filed by Siksha O Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, on March 5, for 'assistive book holding device.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Alakananda Tripathy.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 28, under issue no. 48/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An assistive book holding device, comprising a rectangular base 101 configured with drawer mechanisms for enabling an adjustment of dimensions of base 101, a plurality of suction cups 102 for holding a book, pair of primary sliding units 103 and a pair of inverted U-shaped member 104 via telescopic rods 105, for positioning members 104 over...