PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION NUMBERS GRANTED BY INDIA PATENTS OFFICE TO PROJECTS DEVELOPED AT IMA

DEHRADUN, 17 JUNE. In a first for the prestigious Indian Military Academy, the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade has granted Patent Application Numbers, deemed to be provisional patents, to five science and technology projects developed by cadets of ACC Wing, IMA.
These projects were developed by cadets in the ‘Jigyasa Laboratory’, established at IMA in
August 2021. The then president of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind had visited the laboratory in
Dec 2021 and appreciated the work being done by the cadets.

The projects for which Patent Application Numbers have been granted include peso electric-powered Thermal Jackets for use by soldiers in cold areas, Automatic Ammunition loader for personal weapons, Rover Drone which can operate both in aerial and ground roles and Soldier Navigation and Communication System. IMA is now required to submit working
prototypes of these projects by May 2024 for further action.

The ideas for these projects were generated by the cadets and conceptualized under the aegis of UNITED, an NGO registered with the Ministry of human resource development. Professors from various IITs have been mentoring the cadets to bring their ideas to fruition. Lt Gen VK Mishra, Commandant, IMA appreciated the effort of the cadets and said that hands-on exposure to new emerging technologies is a key part of training at IMA so that future military leaders are better prepared to handle the technologically intensive battlefield of the future.