KUWAIT: Kuwait University, through the office of patents and intellectual property rights of the Vice Rector for Research, has registered a patent entitled (Luggage Storage System) from the United States patent and trademark office, which aims to facilitate the process of baggage collection at airports. The university said in a press release on Monday that the patent for the luggage storage system was under the supervision of a faculty member at the College of Engineering and Petroleum, Dr. Abdullah Al-Azmi, and students Batul Saleh, Badur Al-Mutairi, and Fatima Mohammed.

The statement clarified that the patent will save time and effort, as the new system is characterized by safety by avoiding obstacles related to the easy loss or theft of bags at airports. He added that the project is designed to facilitate and speed up the process of receiving bags at the airport. The system stores them in a vertical device to keep them safe from mixing up and theft. The traveler can receive all his or her luggage at the same time once the card is scanned and that process is completed.

There are several stages: the first is the loading stage, which consists of the movement of bags to the storage stage; the second is through which the bags are sorted according to their ownership; the bags are stored for the same traveler or family in the same room; and this process is done using a tag reader; and the third is the stage of receiving bags.

For his part, the acting director of Kuwait University, Dr. Mishari Al-Harbi, praised the efforts of Dr. Al-Azmi and his research team during their honor, expressing pride in these inventions because of their positive impact on the university’s rating, which is evidence of the quality of education and the keenness of faculty members to raise the name of Kuwait University in international forums.

Al-Harbi stressed the importance of enabling students to develop their creative abilities, pointing to the role of the university. The assistant vice-rector of the University for External Research Cooperation and Consulting, Dr. Haneen Al-Ghabra, stressed in a statement the importance of this invention, which will help improve the quality of services at airports, contribute to providing a better experience for travelers, and save time and effort. She added that this innovation is expected to have a “positive impact” on the travel and tourism industries, where the development of baggage claim processes is one of the key steps towards improving the overall travel experience. — KUNA