MUMBAI, India, Nov. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411025425 A) filed by Chandigarh University; and Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, Mohali, Punjab, on March 28, 2024, for 'handheld snack processing and packaging assistive device.'

Inventor(s) include Imran Anwar.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 7, under issue no. 45/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A handheld snack processing and packaging assistive device, comprising a curved-shaped body 1 having a first and second position, and attached with a handle 2, a curved-shaped plate 4 for allowing a user to collect fried snacks within body 1, a touch enabled screen 3 to give input commands regarding an amount of snack to be packed in an auxiliary container, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 5 detects exact location of snacks, a holographic projection unit 11 guides user in collecting snacks in body 1 through plate 4, a weight sensor detects amount of snack collected within body 1, a speaker 6 for notifying user to stop adding snacks in body 1, plurality of chambers 7 for storing different spices, a motorized iris lid 8, dispenses spices in body 1, a motorized circular disc 9 attached with a pair of flaps 10, for mixing species with snacks via flaps 10."

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