MUMBAI, India, Jan. 8 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511104635 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Oct. 30, 2025, for 'smart irrigation system using 555-timer integrated circuit for automated soil moisture-based water flow control.'

Inventor(s) include V Janardhan Reddy; Gunavardhan Yakkanti; Pankaj Shilu; Minesh Vohra; Anil B Ghubade; Dr. Amit Kumar Thakur; and Dr. Sudhanshu Dogra.

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: "SMART IRRIGATION SYSTEM USING 555-TIMER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR AUTOMATED SOIL MOISTURE-BASED WATER FLOW CONTROL sensor (104), a relay modul...