MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411005466 A) filed by Chandigarh Group Of Colleges, Mohali, Punjab, on Jan. 27, 2024, for 'self-disinfecting writing assistive device.'

Inventor(s) include Amrita Singh; Vinesh Kumari; and Aarju.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 1, under issue no. 31/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A self-disinfecting writing assistive device, comprises a barrel shaped body 1 associated with the device, configured with a motorized ring 2 having multiple slots 3 utilized to accommodate multiple writing refills positioned by a user within the slots 3, a color detection sensor is installed within the b...