Archive · 9 Aug 2025
OU Researchers Awarded Patent for Pollen-Based Textile Designs
Scientists at Osmania University have created a way to use the tiny shapes of pollen grains to make designs for fabrics.
They call it Paragamanjari.
It's like they're taking the beautiful patterns found in nature and putting them on clothes!
They got a patent, which is like a special permission slip, to protect their idea.
This new method could lead to more eco-friendly fashion and cool new fabric designs.
It shows how mixing science with art can lead to exciting new things.
Osmania University researchers received a patent for integrating pollen motifs into textile designs.
The method, called Paragamanjari, was developed by Shivani Chilukuri and Dr. A. Vijaya Bhasker Reddy.
The patent was granted by the Indian Patent Office.
The patent application was submitted on September 13, 2024, and approved on August 7, 2025.
The method merges botanical science and textile technology.
- Who
- Shivani Chilukuri and Dr. A. Vijaya Bhasker Reddy developed the Paragamanjari method.
- What
- A patent was granted for a method to integrate pollen motifs into the textile industry.
- When
- The patent was granted on August 7, 2025.
- Where
- The research was conducted at Osmania University's Palynology and Plant Systematics Laboratory in the Department of Botany.
- Why
- The method allows for the creation of unique textile patterns, blending science and design.
- Patent Name
- Paragamanjari
- Inventors
- Shivani Chilukuri & Dr. A. Vijaya Bhasker Reddy
- University
- Osmania University
- Patent Number
- 569655
- Filing Date
- September 13, 2024
- Grant Date
- August 7, 2025
