MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641001498 A) filed by Meenakshi Academy Of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 6, for 'biodegradable foldable air-gap antifungal protective cover for indian korai pai sleeping mats.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. A. Josephine; and Dr. V. Sureka Varalakshmi.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a method of preparing a biodegradable and foldable air-gap antifungal protective cover for Indian Korai Pai, comprising: a. preparing a film from banana fiber, followed by coating the film wit...