MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511126783 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Dec. 15, 2025, for 'smart energy saving fan.'

Inventor(s) include Dr Rahul Bhandari; Dr Suresh Kaswan; Dr Amit Vajpayee; Er Neelamani Samal; Er Daulat Sihag; and Er Prashant Ahlawat.

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 a smart energy-saving fan equipped with a camera-based human presence detection system for automatic control of fan operation. The system comprises a camera module configured to continuously capture visual data, a microcontrolle...