The Indian Institute of Technology-Patna (IIT-P) has been awarded a patent on its indigenously developed lightweight, compact and easy-to- carry inverter from the Patent Office, govt of India.

• IIT-P’s academic dean A K Thakur said the patented technique would go a long way in making the country self-reliant in the field of portable power module (inverter/UPS).
• IIT-P will have a copyright on the commercial use of this technique for 20 years.
• Developed under startup scheme of ‘Portable Power Technology’ at IIT-P’s incubation centre by a group of five young scientists – Abhijit Kumar, Saurabh Rai, Abhishek Ranjan, Radheshyam Kumar and Rahmat Ali – under the guidance of IIT-P’s academic dean A K Thakur, this unique technique is ready to be put into commercial use next month.