MUMBAI, India, Oct. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411022362 A) filed by Chandigarh University; and Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, Mohali, Punjab, on March 22, 2024, for 'adaptable chopstick usage assistive device.'
Inventor(s) include Juhi Saxena.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 24, under issue no. 43/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An adaptable chopstick usage assistive device, comprising a wearable component 1 developed to be worn by a user on the user's wrist, an ultrasonic sensor for monitoring dimensions of user's wrist, a motorized roller 2 for tightening/loosening a looped strap coiled on the roller, a pair of elongated hollow members 3 for engaging chopstick with each of the members 3, a motorized iris lid 4 for inserting ends of chopsticks 3, plurality of suction units 5 to acquire grip on portion of chopsticks, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 6 to determine presence of food item, a motorized circular sliding unit 7 for positioning the gripped chopsticks, an angle sensor for monitoring angle of end of the chopsticks, a plurality of motorized hinges 8 to provide movements to members 3, motorized ball and socket joint 9 to provide rotational movement to the members 3, a friction sensor for monitoring friction."
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