MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621051677 A) filed by Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute Of Technology, Pimpri, Pune - on April 23, 2026, for Quantum-Enhanced Spoilage Detection.
Inventors include Ms. Shraddha Shingne; and Mr. Meet Raval.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: The current invention reveals a Quantum-Enhanced Spoilage Detection (QESD) system that can be used to provide extremely sensitive real time monitoring of perishable items throughout the supply chain. In essence every sensor node (100) has a quantum gas sensor array (110), an edge AI microcontroller (111), and a wireless transceiver (112). The quantum gas sensors, graphene-based field-effect transistors, nitrogen-vacancy diamond magnetometers, and entangled-photon spectrometers are functionalized to sense volatile biomarkers including ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, trimethylamine, ethylene, and carbon dioxide with parts-per-billion to parts-per-trillion sensitivity, which is better than that of traditional sensors. The edge AI microcontroller converts sensor data into digital form, uses the predictive algorithms to calculate freshness indices and leftover shelf-life values, and transmits them over wireless connections to gateways (120) and cloud servers (130). Advanced analytics in the cloud (131) combine streams of multi-sensor data, create models to predict spoilage, and present (140) freshness dashboards to operators and consumers. Integration of blockchain (132) provides tamper-free searching of spoilage events to increase auditability and regulatory compliance. The sensor nodes can be integrated into product packages (210, 211, 214) and energized by printed batteries or energy-harvesting units, which allows scaled deployment to food, pharmaceutical, biologic, and floral supply chains. QESD platform allows preventing spoilage proactively, lowering waste, enhancing food safety, and providing verifiable freshness guarantees to stakeholders through quantum-grade sensitivity, edge AI intelligence, secure networking, and blockchain traceability.
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