MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521059419 A) filed by Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, on June 20, for 'book handling and reading assistive device.'

Inventor(s) include Mohammed Hamid M. Ali; and Dr. Sunil Lavadiya.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A book handling and reading assistive device comprising a cabinet 101 adapted to house a physical book, a dedicated cabinet 101 frame 102 with adjustable side clamps 103, a tilt arrangement to securely hold and angle books, a mechanical attachment 104 mounted atop cabinet 101 with a first arm 104a to hold book ...