After premium institutes like IITs and NITs, ITI Berhampur has also joined the list of institutes to file successful COVID-19 patents. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has announced that Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Berhampur has registered three of its innovative products developed to fight against COVID-19 in the patent journal. This groundbreaking feat will lay a template for development for more ITI’s participation towards filing patents for their innovations and contribute towards an innovative India.
Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, praising the efforts said, “Be it designing a UVC Robo warrior that disinfects surfaces or providing solution through mobile swab collection kiosk, Industrial Training Institutes have been at the forefront of our fight against COVID-19. I am confident that such innovations will encourage self-reliance and research spinoffs catering to the needs of the society at large and will encourage more ITIs to come forward with innovative solutions to contain the spread of the virus. My heartiest congratulations to the team at ITI Berhampur for setting an ideal example for other ITIS across the country to stand in solidarity with the government in its efforts to fight the virus”.
The three innovations developed by the institute include:
UVC Sole Sanitizer
A sole sanitising equipment comprises of a portable platform and a pair of shoe sole holding sections including an open bottom surface.
Mobile Swab Collection KIOSK
The COVID-19 virus aerosol can transmit through the air, which creates an environment of contamination. Mobile Swab Collection Kiosk provides a solution to filter the aerosols using negative pressure technology utilising HEPA filters, making the environment free from the COVID virus.
UVC Robo Warrior
The UVC Robo Warrior machine produces a UVC light disinfection apparatus that disinfects surfaces of the public transport system and the isolation rooms occupied by COVID-19 infected or suspected patients.