MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202421083367 A) filed by Mr. Vishal Katariya; Dr. Vivek Wayse; Mr. Pradeep Diwate; and Mr. Jitendra Hegde, Pune, Maharashtra, on Oct. 30, 2024, for 'rapid snake venom detection and differentiation kit.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Vivek Wayse.

The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A rapid snake venom detection and differentiation kit to detect the presence of venom type in one minute. The kit comprises of a sample pad (1) for loading test sample, having thickness 370m and dimensions 1.5cm x 3mm; a gold conjugate pad (2) with dimensions 0.5c...