MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641061859 A) filed by Mr. Mahesh Basavaraj; Dayananda Sagar Academy Of Technology And Management Computer Science And Engineering-Data Science; B N Monika; Prathana P Nayak; Shridevi S; and Srilakshmi S P, Bangalore, Karnataka, on May 15, for 'a bulk silkworm cocoon inspection and assisted sorting machine using shallow-layer conveyor spreading, visible and infrared scanning, defect localization, and controlled reorientation for multi-pass defect removal.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. Mahesh Basavaraj; Bmonika; Prathana P Nayak; Shridevi S; and Srilakshmi S P.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a bulk silkworm cocoon inspection and assisted sorting machine for identifying defective cocoons in a bulk cocoon lot. The machine comprises a cocoon receiving section, a feed regulation section, a spreading section configured to distribute cocoons into a shallow layer on a conveyor, a first imaging station comprising visible-spectrum imaging and infrared sensing modules, a processing unit configured to identify probable defective cocoons, an output interface configured to indicate locations of the probable defective cocoons for manual removal, a cocoon reorientation section configured to alter orientations of remaining cocoons, and a subsequent imaging station configured to rescan the reoriented cocoons. The machine enables multi-pass defect detection in bulk cocoon lots by combining machine sensing with manual removal guidance. The invention is particularly useful in cocoon markets and grading environments requiring rapid, low-cost, and practical sorting of defective and non-defective cocoons."
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