MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631009709 A) filed by Anubha Kumari; Kiran Kumari; Kattayat Sandhya; Roshan K V Remesh; Dr. Prakash G Williams; Dr. Reena Mol S; Dr. Subir Kumar Khawas; Dr. Tijo Cherian; Saklain Mustak Yavarali Saiyad; and Dr. Nisha Daxini, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, on Jan. 30, for 'artificial intelligence based digital microbiology analytics helpdesk device.'
Inventor(s) include Anubha Kumari; Kiran Kumari; Kattayat Sandhya; Roshan K V Remesh; Dr. Prakash G Williams; Dr. Reena Mol S; Dr. Subir Kumar Khawas; Dr. Tijo Cherian; Saklain Mustak Yavarali Saiyad; and Dr. Nisha Daxini.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses an artificial intelligence based digital microbiology analytics helpdesk device (100) integrating deep learning image analysis with natural language processing for clinical microbiology laboratory support. The device (100) comprises an image acquisition module (120) with camera (121), illumination system (122), and sample stage (123) for capturing culture plate images; an AI engine (110) incorporating a deep learning module (111) for colony detection, enumeration, and bacterial classification, a natural language processing module (112) for processing user queries, and a decision engine (113) for integrated analysis; a knowledge base (140) with database (141) and protocol library (142); a chatbot interface (150) for interactive helpdesk assistance; and a report generation module (160). The device (100) enables automated analysis of microbiology cultures while providing context-aware conversational support for laboratory personnel through the integration of convolutional neural networks trained on diverse culture plate images with domain-specific NLP capabilities, thereby reducing turnaround time and improving diagnostic consistency."
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