MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541132902 A) filed by R. M. K. Engineering College, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 29, 2025, for 'iot and tinyml for smart food waste management.'

Inventor(s) include Shanthi Murugan; Keshavardhan D R; Hare Ram C; Pomeshraaj; Jeyanth S; and G Rohit Sudarsen.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "To increase the shelf life of food, researchers are developing new approaches to maintain food quality, as food grains are subject to spoiling owing to precipitation, humidity, temperature, and a range of other factors. As a result, effective...