MUMBAI, India, Oct. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411022352 A) filed by Chandigarh University; and Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, Mohali, Punjab, on March 22, 2024, for 'adjustable drowning prevention device.'

Inventor(s) include Anshul Sharma.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 24, under issue no. 43/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An adjustable drowning prevention device, comprising an inflatable ring-shaped structure 1 accessed by a user for engaging the structure 1 underneath the user's forearm while swimming in a water body, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 2 installed with the structure 1 to determine engagement of the user with the structure 1, a speaker 3 mounted on the structure 1 to notify the user, a curved member 4 arranged on the structure 1 for deploying the member 4 over the user's head portion, wherein plurality of electromagnets 5 integrated on the structure 1 for locking the deployed member 4 over the structure 1, a cup 6 installed on the member 4 accessed by the user for inhaling air extracted from surroundings and a curved flap 7 integrated on the structure 1 that is accessed by the user for deploying a stretchable swim pants."

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