MUMBAI, India, July 11 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541060681 A) filed by Sona College Of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, on June 25, for 'smartsign: gesture-based communication and environmental awareness glove for the hearing and speech impaired.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Jeba Emilyn J; Mr. Meiyazhagan B K; Ms. Shashmitha Y; and Ms. Monisha R.

The application for the patent was published on July 11, under issue no. 28/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The gesture-based communication and environmental awareness glove for hearing and speech impaired individuals. The SmartSign system uses flex sensors and accelerometer to precisely identify and interpret si...