MUMBAI, India, Nov. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411026073 A) filed by Chandigarh Group Of Colleges, Mohali, Punjab, on March 29, 2024, for 'wearable walking assistive device for snowy surfaces.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Neha Singh; Dr. Reetu; Diksha; and Gursimran Kaur.

The application for the patent was published on Nov. 28, under issue no. 48/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A wearable walking assistive device for snowy surfaces, comprising a body 1 integrated with a pair of elastic straps 2 that is accessed by a user for engaging body 1 underneath sole of user's shoes, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 3 determines dimensions of sole, a friction sensor determines friction of ground surface over which user is walking, a chamber 4 integrated with an electronically controlled valve 5 to dispense store, plurality of extendable spikes 6 extends for providing evaluated traction by shoes on surface for aiding user to walk effortlessly on surface, a tactile sensor determines hardness of snow, a conveyer belt 8 translates plurality of telescopically operated pins 9 for excavating snow on surface to provide ease for user to uplift user's shoes."

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