MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541038386 A) filed by Sri Ramnadh Mandali, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, on April 22, 2025, for 'a voc-impaired driving detection system and method thereof.'

Inventor(s) include Sri Ramnadh Mandali.

The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a system and method for detecting VOC-impaired driving compounds from the exhaled breath condensates (EBC) of users within the vehicle chamber under varying mobility conditions. The system includes a breath sample intake unit (100) for collecting air samples, a detection unit (200) for detecting and analyzing VOC compounds, a data processing unit (300) for evaluating real-time alcohol impairment levels, an air diffusion matrix unit (400) for isolating EBC from ambient air by utilizing the OBV mechanism, a classification unit (500) for employing machine learning to enhance detection accuracy, a control unit (600) for restricting vehicle ignition when impairment levels exceed set thresholds, and an alarm notification unit (700) for notifying users upon detecting alcohol impairment. The invention offers a real-time, adaptive system for detecting impairments to enhance road safety through automatic vehicle intervention."

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