MUMBAI, India, Oct. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411022638 A) filed by Chandigarh University; and Chandigarh University Technology Business Incubator, Mohali, Punjab, on March 22, 2024, for 'automated pecking training device for woodpeckers.'
Inventor(s) include Gurpreet Kaur.
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: "A automated pecking training device for woodpeckers, comprising a cylindrical structure 1 integrated with plurality of curved plates for encircling the structure 1 around trunk of a tree, a motorized roller 2 configured with the structure 1 to rotate for tightening/loosening a looped strap for affixing the structure 1 on the trunk, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 3 installed on the structure 1 to detect presence of a woodpecker on the trunk, plurality of curved members 4 integrated on the structure 1 each secured by means of a one-way flap 5 to allow the woodpecker to access food present inside the members 4 and a color changing fabric 6 fabricated on the structure 1 to attain the monitored color in order to camouflage the structure 1 on the trunk."
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