MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511124477 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Dec. 10, 2025, for 'interchangeable magnetic charm coupling with load-bearing strap anchor for shoulder bags.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Navneet Kaur; Ankita Nitin; and Srijita Das.

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 invention relates to an interchangeable magnetic charm coupling comprising a pair of thin detachable fabric straps embedded with oppositely oriented Iron Nitride (Fe16N2) magnetic elements configured to securely anchor a shoulder-carried bag strap on g...