MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621042670 A) filed by Sage University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on April 2, for 'automated system for sewage blockage detection.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Prashant Jain; Dr. Rashmi Yadav; Prof. Ankita Thakur; and Omprakash Singh Thakur.
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 present disclosure relates to an automated sewage blockage detection system (100). The system (100) includes a waterproof ultrasonic distance sensor (102) positioned above a water surface inside a manhole, emitting ultrasonic pulses toward the water surface and generating distance measurement signals. A microcontroller unit (106), operatively coupled to the sensor (102), receives a plurality of distance measurement signals, each representing a measured distance between the sensor (102) and the water surface at corresponding time intervals. The microcontroller unit (106) compares each measured distance against a predefined threshold distance value. When the measured distance remains below the predefined threshold distance value for a predefined duration, indicating a static water level rise, the microcontroller unit (106) determines a blockage condition. Upon detection, the microcontroller unit (106) generates a blockage alert signal containing geographic coordinates of the manhole and blockage status information, enabling timely identification and resolution of sewage blockages."
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