MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541123631 A) filed by Nitte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, on Dec. 8, 2025, for 'device for forensic age estimation and sex determination.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Kumuda Rao; Dr. Smrithy Sivadas K; and Dr. Vidya Ajila.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed herein is an automated forensic identification device (100) for age estimation and sex determination comprising a housing (102) containing an image capturing unit (104) for digital orthopantomographic images, control switches (106), an image transfer port (108), and a display scr...