Patents
Five filings across three inventions: three in India and two in the United States. The PowRL U.S. patent was granted in November 2025; the other filings are applications.
Multi-robot task allocation via heuristic-guided reinforcement learning
Pal, A., Chauhan, A., Baranwal, M. Methods and Systems for Optimizing Multi-Robot Task Allocation Through Heuristic-Guided RL in Dynamic Environments
- India application 202421064122, filed 25 August 2024
- U.S. application 19/250,377
Related paper: ECAI 2024
Real-time power grid management (PowRL)
Chauhan, A., Baranwal, M. Reinforcement Learning and Heuristic-Based Real-Time Power Grid Management
- India application 202221069773, published 7 June 2024
- U.S. Patent 12,476,460 B2, granted 18 November 2025 (application 18/348,952; assignee Tata Consultancy Services)
Related paper: AAAI 2023
Universal IoT-based smart energy management device
Pindoriya, N., Chauhan, A., Kuhada, R., Jha, M. Universal IoT-Based Smart Energy Management Device
- India application 202221028935, published 24 November 2023