MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641007660 A) filed by Vit-Ap University, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, on Jan. 27, for 'wearable safety monitoring device for manual scavengers.'
Inventor(s) include Tambala Bhavya Goda Sri; Avulapati Anu Priya Shetty; Kommisetty Naga Lakshmi; Jiya Narendrasingh Desai; Sajjarao Girishma; Edupuganti Pramod Babu; S. Manimaran; and Gudibandi Bharath Reddy.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure relates to a wearable safety monitoring device (102) for enhancing safety of a manual scavenger working in a confined sanitation pit. The device (102) includes a compact wearable housing (104) adapted to be worn on a human body and sensors (106) for monitoring environmental and physiological conditions. A microcontroller (108) receives sensor signals, compares the signals with predefined threshold values, and generates an alert signal indicative of an unsafe condition. A wireless communication unit (110) transmits the alert signal to a remote receiver (112) located outside the sanitation pit. The device further includes a microphone (116) and a speaker (118) to enable two-way voice communication between the manual scavenger and supervisory or rescue personnel. An alert unit (114) generates an alarm in response to the alert signal. The device provides real-time monitoring, alerting, and communication to improve safety during sanitation operations."
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