MUMBAI, India, June 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202341087707 A) filed by Jain, Bangalore, Karnataka, on Dec. 21, 2023, for 'cup handling assistive device.'

Inventor(s) include Sampangi Rama Reddy B. R.

The application for the patent was published on June 27, under issue no. 26/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A cup handling assistive device, comprising a ring-shaped body 1 accommodated around a cup, a handle 2 carved with a set of holes 3 are attached with body 1 that are to be inserted with user's finger, a camera 4 detecting diameter of cup, based on which microcontroller actuates a primary iris lid 5 for gripping cup within body 1 in a secured manne...