MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641041574 A) filed by Sri Manakula Vinayagar Engineering College, Pondicherry, India, on April 1, for 'smart nfc-enabled seat locking solution to prevent accidental unlocking in scooters.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. V. S. K Venkatachalapathy; Dr. K. Velmurugan; Dr. A. A. Arivalagar; Dr. K. Hemalatha; Dr. A. Thiagarajan; M. Gunasekar; Saran Sai, L; and Yeshwant N.
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 titled invention discloses a smart, non-intrusive NFC-assisted seat locking system to prevent accidental or forgotten locking in two-wheeler scooters. Conventional scooters rely entirely on manual key operation for both opening and locking the seat, which often leads to users unintentionally leaving the seat unlocked. The proposed system retains the existing mechanical key-based opening mechanism without modification and introduces NFC technology exclusively for the locking process. An NFC tag (1) embedded within the scooter key communicates with strategically placed NFC readers (2) on the scooter body to confirm intentional locking after the seat is closed. Upon successful authentication, the system activates an electronic latch (4) to securely lock the seat. The control unit processes sensor inputs using embedded logic to ensure reliable and deliberate operation while minimizing power consumption. The system is designed to be compact, low-cost, and compatible with existing scooter architectures. By reducing human error and improving locking reliability, this invention enhances user convenience, safety, and protection of stored belongings."
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