RTI-EDK- PATENT – Who is the real inventor

Hello,

Kindly provide me with the following information requested under the purview of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 in respect of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) of DRDO. DRDO filed a patent application No 524/DEL/1996 dated 12-Mar-1996 for “A PROCESS FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION”. The patent granted vide patent no 238663 dated 16 Feb 2010. As per GOI website of Intellectual Property of India the name of Patentee -THE CHIEF CONTROLLER RESEARCH, Applicant Address- B-341, SENA BHAWAN DHQ P.O. NEW DELHI 110011, INDIA Copy enclosed

Inventors:

1 RABINDRA KUMAR SINHA

2 USHADEVI RAMACHANDRAN NAIR

3 HIRA LAL YADAV

4 JAMAN SINGH GHARIA

As per HEMRL letter No HEMRL/TS/3341 dated 8^th March 2010 mentioned that Ms Reny M Roy, Scientist C is the innovator of EDK. Copy enclosed.

CNN-IBN & Infosys present – Innovating for a Better Tomorrow also present Dr Reny M Roy, DRDO scientist-For developing the Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) that uses chemicals to trigger reactions and detect explosives

1. Provide the document on which HEMRL letter No HEMRL/TS/3341 dated 8^th March 2010 mentioned that Ms Reny M Roy, Scientist C is the innovator of EDK.
2. Provide the document of approval for participation in CNN-IBN program Innovating for a Better Tomorrow to Dr Reny M Roy, DRDO scientist

Note : Matter is directly related to corruption and not exempted under Section 24 (1), as enclosed  letter of HEMRL and information available in website of Intellectual Property of India are contradictory, it is the clear cut case of abuse of power by DRDO officials.

Regards

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A PROCESS FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION (EDK)

Statement of Case for US Visit of Ms Reny M Roy, Scientist C is the innovator of EDK

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Dr Reny M Roy, DRDO scientist: For developing the Explosive Detection Kit (EDK) that uses chemicals to trigger reactions and detect explosives.

US to manufacture, market DRDO’s Explosive Detection Kit
PTI Aug 3, 2013, 03.21PM IST

WASHINGTON: In a first of its kind of reverse technology sharing between India and the US, an innovative Explosive Detection Kit developed by Indian scientists would be manufactured in America and sold globally for quick detection and identification of combinations of explosives. …………………………………………………
Reny M Roy, the Indian scientist who developed this technology, said that the EDK kits have been successfully used in preventing several terrorists’ attacks and even immediately detecting the type of explosive used in the event of a bomb blast.

http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2011/jan01-11/h4.htm

“I got the idea for making an EDK kit in pellets form when I saw my daughter working with her colour palette,” says Roy.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=176599852443443&story_fbid=362256593877767
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August 4, 2013 · Chennai ·
When Reny Roy was assigned a project 15 years ago, she had no idea it would one day get a Washington DC debut as India’s first defense technology transfer to the United States.
The project headed by Roy, a scientist at DRDO’s explosives lab in Pune, led to the creation of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK), which makes it easy to detect all kinds of explosive, especially those used by terrorists.
The kit was launched in Washington on Friday for production and sale in the US and other countries in the region, by Crowe and Company, a South Carolina firm.
It is currently undergoing tests by US military and other security agencies but may soon be headed for use by coalition forces in Afghanistan through a non-profit.
AND THE PATENT IS OF COURSE OF INDIA……

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/when-drdos-party-in-the-us-almost-went-for-a-toss/20130809.htm

When DRDO’s party in the US almost went for a toss
August 09, 2013 11:30 IST

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—————–DRDO Director General Dr Avinash Chander, Dr S Radhakrishnan, Director, Services Interaction and Technology Acquisition, DRDO, Dr S Sunderesh, Chief Controller, R & D, DRDO, Dr Reny M Roy, Scientist at DRDO who lead the team that develop the EDK, and others, immediately from the airport after dumping their baggage at THE HOTEL, had to rush to the US Chamber of Commerce building where hundreds of administration officials, defence industry representatives and fellow scientists had assembled for the official launch

http://www.chinesedefence.com/forums/indian-defence/6164-reverse-technology-transfer.html

Reverse Technology Transfer.

“In a first of its kind of reverse technology sharing between India and the US, an innovative Explosive Detection Kit developed by Indian scientists would be manufactured in America and sold globally for quick detection and identification of combinations of explosives.
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This was probably for the first time that technology developed by Indian Defence Research & Development Organisation(DRDO) was being manufactured and marketed in the US, officials and industry partners said.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-grabs-wallet-sized-bomb-detector-created-by-indian-scientist/article1-1102661.aspx

US grabs wallet-sized bomb detector created by Indian scientist

Yashwant Raj, Hindustan Times
Washington, August 03, 2013

When Reny Roy was assigned a project 15 years ago, she had no idea it would one day get a Washington DC debut as India’s first defense technology transfer to the United States.

The project headed by Roy, a scientist at DRDO’s explosives lab in Pune, led to the creation of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK), which makes it easy to detect all kinds of explosive, especially those used by terrorists.
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“It feels great,” said Roy after the launch with her boss SN Asthana, a man of few words, standing by her side.
Roy got the project “around 1997” with a brief to develop something to stop terrorists. But it was not a priority, not like DRDO’s more glamorous Agni, Arjun and the LCA projects.

LANDMARK
INDO- US Official Publication

http://www.projectsjugaad.com/projects-jugaad-trends/DRDO-Indian-Explosive-Kit-Market-By-US.html

DRDO Indian Explosive Kit Market By US

Reny Roy 15 Years Hard Work Project

15 Years ago this project was assigned to Reny Roy, at that time she was not aware of that one day Washington DC introduction as India’s first defense technology move to the United States.

The project head Roy, a scientist at DRDO’s explosives lab in Pune, lead to the formation of Explosive Detection Kit (EDK), which makes it simple to sense all kinds of explosive, particularly those used by terrorists all over world.

Meghalay Guardian 4 August 2013