MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611049436 A) filed by Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University, Gurugram, Haryana, on April 17, for 'device for detecting microbial levels in hospital wards and waste management areas.'
Inventor(s) include Khiumajuliu Abonmai; Dr. Nutan Kumari; Dr. Sunil Kumar Dular; Deepa Mukherjee; Palak; and Mohit.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A device for detecting microbial levels in hospital wards and waste management areas comprising an antimicrobial-grade plastic casing 101 with a mounting assembly to provide protection from microbial contamination and enables mounting on ceiling or wall in medical and waste handling facilities, a volatile organic (VOC) sensor 102 and an optical particle counter 103 to detect airborne bioaerosols and microbial volatile organic compounds indicative of microbial presence in the facility, an Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence sensor 104 or fluorescence-based sensor to monitor microbial presence on nearby surfaces or waste zone surfaces, a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen 105 to display a digital reading of the detected contamination in colony forming units per cubic meter (CFU/m), a plurality of multi-colored light emitting diodes (LED) to indicate status of the contamination, 106, and an ultraviolet- C radiation (UV-C) lamp 108 for sterilizing nearby surface."
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