MUMBAI, India, June 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631067815 A) filed by Narula Institute Of Technology on May 29, 2026, for “smart Soil Microbial Life And Fertility Monitoring System Using Multi-Modal Sensing And Ai-Based Biological Inference”.
Inventors include Sayani Sadhukhan; Dr. Soma Chatterjee; Dr. Shubhendu Banerjee; Ms. Swarnali Daw; Rishu Kumar; Arpan Das; Kushal Ghara; and Ranit Ghosh.
The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.
Abstract: Abstract A smart soil microbial life and fertility monitoring system and associated computer-implemented methods are disclosed for the continuous, non-invasive evaluation of subsurface ecosystems without requiring physical core extraction or laboratory assays. The system employs a multi-depth sensing array deployed across multiple soil horizons to capture time-dependent multi-modal signals representing pore-gas exchange kinetics, multi-frequency bio-electrical impedance oscillations, and micro-scale metabolic heat generation. An embedded edge unit pre-processes and normalizes these signals to generate high-dimensional temporal feature vectors. An artificial intelligence inference engine utilizes temporal deep learning architectures to analyze these vectors, establishing an evolving, site-specific adaptive biological baseline representing normal soil health. Mathematical deviations from this baseline are cross-verified by a deterministic biological consistency module to isolate true microbial population stress and predict fertility degradation timelines, which are outputted as explainable diagnostics via a user interaction dashboard.
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