Chennai: The students, faculty members and researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have filed as many as 184 patents in 2020.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patents filing was 184, out of which 119 were Indian and 65 International — one less than the 190 filings (Indian 128, International 62) in 2019.
The filings include nine patents related to COVID-19 inventions like ‘Systems and methods for detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2’ and ‘A standalone, portable single-use and wireless ventilator system’ besides ‘A system for non-invasive calibration-free blood pressure measurement’ and ‘Smart and Sustainable devices for infectious Mask and PPE waste treatment’, the IIT Madras was quoted as saying by news agency IANS.
“Besides medical and healthcare, several patents were also filed in other cutting-edge areas such as 5G, telecommunications, sensors and instrumentation, among others,” the institute said.
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