MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631050634 A) filed by Jis College Of Engineering, Nadia, West Bengal, on April 21, for 'emergency evacuation guidance system using led pathways.'
Inventor(s) include Ms. Rakhi Dey; Ms. Smriti Dey; Mr. Shirshendu Dutta; Shaikh Taufik Uddin; Sandip Maitra; Shibam Kundu; and Shilpi Chatterjee.
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 intelligent, adaptive emergency evacuation guidance system is provided to facilitate safe occupant egress during dynamic hazard events such as fires, gas leaks, or structural failures. The system utilizes a network of environmental sensors-including smoke, thermal, and vibration detectors-to continuously monitor infrastructure conditions. A central control unit processes this real-time data to identify safe zones and hazardous areas, dynamically calculating optimal evacuation routes. Guidance is communicated through high-intensity LED pathways embedded at floor level, which display directional cues and color-coded safety indicators that remain visible even in low-visibility, smoke-filled environments. The system operates autonomously, recalculating paths in real time as hazards propagate, and incorporates backup power mechanisms to ensure functionality during total grid failure. This invention significantly enhances evacuation efficiency and reduces panic by providing intuitive, hazard-aware guidance."
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