TUGA Innovations, Inc. announced it has filed a patent application for an innovative affiliated emissions measuring technology branded as PLUME. The technology inventors of PLUME are Francisca Cunha and Sofia Pereira who hold an affiliate relationship as contractors with TUGA Innovations. The proposed patent will be held by TUGA Innovations with preferential rights regarding future licensing opportunities.

The Company views the technology as offering merit and synergistic opportunities regarding the development and pre-commercialization activities by TUGA. The proposed PLUME technology visualizes emissions from Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) in real-time. The technology offers the ability to identify and quantify actual emissions comparative to the stated particulate ratings released into the environment from a particular engine or vehicle model, and to visualize and display the resulting data using augmented reality tools.