MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531129093 A) filed by Biomat Innovations Private Limited, Rayagada, Odisha, on Dec. 19, 2025, for 'passively actuated self-flowing beehive system.'

Inventor(s) include Mr. Ankit Meher; Ms. Trushna Rani Nahak; Ms. Priyambada Pr. Behera; Ms. Ipsita Ratha; Dr. Sudipta Maity; and Dr. Swastik Behera.

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: "The present invention relates to a 3D-printed biobased beehive engineered to enable automated honey harvesting through a novel gravity-actuated, spring-loaded mechanism. The beehive structure comprises two...