MUMBAI, India, Feb. 27 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541134205 A) filed by Dhaanish Ahmed College Of Engineering, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 31, 2025, for 'smart waste segregationusing multi sensor fusion and tinyml.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. P. Paramasivan; Dr. K. Senthamil Selvan; Dr. P. V. Bhuvaneshwari; Mr. K. Sakthivel; Mrs. A. Thenmozhi; Mrs. P. Bhagyadivya; Mrs. A. Lilly Roslin; Ms. S. Nimmi Devi; Ms. G. Sahana; and Mrs. S. R. Saranya.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 27, under issue no. 09/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "This invention discloses a smart waste segregation system utilizing multisensor fusion and TinyML. The system addresses the inefficiencies of manual sorting and the high cost of industrial solutions by providing an accurate, lowcost, and standalone unit for deployment at waste generation points. It integrates an optical camera, a moisture sensor, and a metal detector to collect comprehensive data from a waste item. A pre-trained TinyML model, deployed on a low-power microcontroller, fuses this sensor data in real-time to classify the waste into categories such as biodegradable, recyclable, and metallic. Based on the classification, a mechanical actuator directs the waste into the corresponding bin. Operating entirely at the edge, the system ensures low latency, data privacy, and minimal power consumption, making it a scalable and sustainable solution for improving recycling rates and modernizing waste management infrastructure."
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