MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621031092 A) filed by Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, on March 15, for 'ai-enabled smart waste sorting and recycling automation.'
Inventor(s) include Vikas K Kolekar; Amol Vijay Patil; Swapnil K Shinde; Gajanan P Arsalwad; Sonal Sachin Fatangare; Vanita S Babanne; Mahesh S Kurulekar; Vijaykumar Raghunath Ghule; Gopal B Deshmukh; and Grishma Y Bobhate.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An AI-enabled smart waste sorting and recycling automation system and method are disclosed. The system comprises a multimodal sensing unit for capturing visual, spectral, and physical characteristics of waste items, an AI processing unit for real-time waste classification, an actuation unit for physical separation, and a routing unit for directing sorted waste to designated containers. The system further includes a feedback module for continuous learning, a predictive maintenance module for monitoring mechanical health, and a cloud communication module for remote analytics and optimization. The invention improves sorting accuracy, operational efficiency, and recycling rates while reducing manual intervention and system downtime."
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