MUMBAI, India, Jan. 7 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511102319 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Oct. 24, 2025, for 'system for proactive road repair and maintenance.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Ankur Bahl; Dr. Sunaina Ahuja; Dr. Sawinder Kaur Vermani; and Dr. Sachin Kumar Singh.
The application for the patent was published on Dec. 12, under issue no. 50/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A system for proactive road repair and maintenance, comprising a plurality of Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled sensors embedded in or along road corridors configured to collect real-time data on surface cracks, potholes, drainage obstructions, and traffic volume, a preprocessing module for noise reduction and feature extraction of the collected data, a machine learning analysis module employing supervised learning protocols and protocols such as k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) for classification and prediction of road deterioration, a data transmission module using Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol through HiveMQ to transmit processed and analyzed data from the sensors as publishers to a remote maintenance agency as subscribers, and a decision-support interface to generate actionable maintenance schedules and prioritization based on predictive analytics, enabling real-time monitoring, preventive maintenance, reduced site inspections, optimized scheduling, and improved efficiency in urban infrastructure management."
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