MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531028451 A) filed by Indian Institute Of Technology Guwahati on March 26, 2025, for An Open Frame Based Underwater Remotely Operated Vehicle.

Inventors include Santosha K. Dwivedy; Sibananda Mohanty; Anshul Garg; and Arunjyoti Borgohain.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT AN OPEN FRAME BASED UNDERWATER REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE A positively buoyant open-frame underwater remotely operated vehicle (UROV) comprises aluminum extrusion frame (2), four PVC buoyancy blocks (1), hull (4,5,6) with front transparent end cap (16), external battery (10), four thrusters (13) for surge/heave/yaw, temperature sensor (7), pressure sensor (8), ping sonar (14), and subsea light (15). Center of buoyancy is 4 mm above center of gravity for surface stability and fail-safe ascent. [[FIGURE 1]]

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