MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641062237 A) filed by Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Jyothi Institute Of Engineering And Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, on May 16, for 'a system and method for moisture-based automated food drying using sensor-controlled thermal regulation.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. K. Vijay Chandra; Dr. D. Ravi Kumar; Dr. A. Giri Prasad; Dr. E. Shiva Prasad; and Dr. B. V. Seshu Kumari.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The system operates on the core principle of thermal evaporation coupled with forced convection, regulated by a closed-loop feedback system. The moisture-gradient sensor functions as the primary transducer, identifying the concentration of water molecules within the drying chamber. This data is processed by the Arduino microcontroller, which acts as the logic controller. If the detected moisture level exceeds the pre-set safety threshold, the controller engages a relay module to activate the heating element and the air circulation fan simultaneously. The heater facilitates the phase change of water from liquid to vapor, while the fan ensures the continuous removal of saturated air, preventing the "boundary layer effect" which typically stalls traditional drying processes. The invention's primary novelty is the shift from temporal-based drying (timer-based) to state-based drying (sensor-based)."
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