MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531022399 A) filed by Arka Jain University, Jharkhand on March 12, 2025, for Umbrella Storage And Drying Device.
Inventor includes Dr. Pompi Das Sengupta.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: An umbrella storage and drying device comprising, a platform 101 equipped with suction units 102 to create negative pressure, allowing it to attach securely to the inner periphery of a vehicle, the platform 101 includes two hemi-cylindrical extendable plates 103 that accessed by the user to position a folded umbrella, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 105, integrated with a processor, captures and processes images of the umbrella, enabling a microcontroller to determine dimensions of the umbrella, a motorized hinge joint 106 connects the plates, allowing them to move and encircle the umbrella, each plate has a motorized drawer that extends on the basis of the detected dimensions, moisture sensor 107 in the plates detect water on the umbrella, and when moisture is detected, the microcontroller activates air- blowing units 108 to dry the umbrella.
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