MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541123631 A) filed by Nitte, Mangaluru, Karnataka, on Dec. 8, 2025, for 'device for forensic age estimation and sex determination.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Kumuda Rao; Dr. Smrithy Sivadas K; and Dr. Vidya Ajila.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed herein is an automated forensic identification device (100) for age estimation and sex determination comprising a housing (102) containing an image capturing unit (104) for digital orthopantomographic images, control switches (106), an image transfer port (108), and a display screen (110) connected to a control unit (112) with specialized modules including input (114), pre-processing (116), landmark identification (118), angular measurement (120), sex determination (122), age estimation (124), and output (126) modules configured to automatically detect mandibular anatomical landmarks, form Condyle-Sigmoid-Coronoid triangles, calculate angular measurements, apply discriminant analysis for sex classification, and utilizes regression equations for chronological age determination based on comprehensive mandibular angular analysis facilitating accurate medico-legal investigations."
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