MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521132280 A) filed by Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, on Dec. 26, 2025, for 'autonomous underwater pipeline inspection and maintenance device.'
Inventor(s) include Tejaswararao Kadusu; Kunal K; Simrin Fathima Syed; Dr. Madhu Shukla; Vipul Ladva; Akshay Ranpariya; and Neel Dholakia.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 13, under issue no. 07/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An autonomous underwater pipeline inspection and maintenance device, comprising a rectangular shaped frame 101 mounted on multiple tank treads 102, providing stable mobility and adhesion over pipeline surfaces, an electromagnetic unit 104 and suction unit 105 with a pair of articulated arms 106, securely grip the pipelines, a buoyancy control module 107 regulates the vertical position of the device in water, a propeller 108 enables propulsion and directional maneuvering, a scrapper arrangement 109, featuring a wedge-shaped scrapper 109a mounted on a rack of a rack and pinion assembly 109b via a motorized hinge joint 109c to remove barnacles and other deposits, a hyperbaric welding unit 110 with a pantograph assembly 111 repairing broken pipe sections, an epoxy application arrangement 112 with a C-shaped structure 112a and circular sliding rails 112c allows composite or epoxy wraps 112d to be rolled over pipelines, a Venturi vacuum educator 113 removes sediments and clogs."
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