MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611110312 A) filed by Chandigarh University on September 14, 2026, for An Automated Footwear Cleaning And Treatment System.
Inventors include Ravinder Tonk; Shikha; Vishal Monga; Taranjeet Kaur; Aditya Rana; Sushant Kumar; Ankit Kumar; Krishan Malik; Shivansh Nath Tiwari; Sneha Sharma; Sneha Yadav; and Devansh Mudgill.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The present invention relates to an automated footwear treatment module comprising an enclosed housing (101) defining a treatment path and a conveyor belt system (102) for transporting footwear through treatment stages. A shoe-presence sensing arrangement (103) detects footwear and initiates a cycle comprising vibratory dust removal (104), rotating roller brushing (105), wet cleaning (106), and drainage and water recovery through a drainage assembly (107), filtration unit (108), water storage or recycling region (109), and fluid transfer device (110). Surface moisture is reduced by an absorbent roller or sponge press (111), followed by cold-air drying (112) and hot-air drying (113). Ultraviolet treatment and disinfectant spraying (114) provide sanitization before organized output or storage (115). A microcontroller- based control unit (116), responsive to shoe-presence, water-level and temperature sensing, coordinates the operations, selectable treatment modes, and safety interlocks, thereby reducing manual handling and providing integrated cleaning, drying, sanitization and water recovery within one apparatus.
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