This week we Learnt About COOLING PATENTS
As summer temperatures soar, many traditional remedies —including coolingeffect of khas khas or vetiver—are either already patented or awaiting approval. Three inventors—Viken, Manish and Pinku Shah—have patented the use of “vetiver roots material” to create any kind of cooling, shade and humidifying effect, indoors or outdoors. Their application includes the technology every cooler uses—making air pass through a dry or wet mat of vetiver. Other heat-busting patents granted pr pendinginclude cooling towelettes fennel, aloe vera for the summer ailment of mouth ulcers, patents for cooling tamarind and mango-based drinks.