MUMBAI, India, May 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621024637 A) filed by Nikita Kumari, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on March 2, for 'compact autonomous atmospheric water harvesting and avian hydratioin tower with integrated self-cleaning mechanism.'
Inventor(s) include Nikita Kumari; Bhoja Ram; and Chetan Ram.
The application for the patent was published on May 1, under issue no. 18/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a compact autonomous avian hydration and self-cleaning tower comprising a vertically extending support pole (7) supporting a solar panel (8) mounted by a solar panel supporter (9) for off-grid power generation. An atmospheric water harvesting unit positioned laterally offset below the solar panel comprises a spherical condensation unit (3) and a spherical collector unit (2) forming a glass sphere assembly (29). The spherical condensation unit encloses a sorbent tray (4) containing sorbent material (6) supported by a tripod clamp (5), wherein opening and closing of the spherical condensation unit (3) is controlled by an actuator motor (15) coupled through an actuator connector (14) to regulate cyclic adsorption and desorption-condensation operation. A fog-harvesting mesh (1) arranged around a double-conical structural frame (10) reinforced by reinforcing rods (12, 13) is configured to intercept atmospheric moisture. Harvested water from the fog-harvesting mesh (1) and the spherical collector unit (2) is directed through a central pipe (17) secured by a pipe clamp (16) toward a bird bowl (30). An automated cleaning subsystem comprising a cleaning motor (20), a cleaning rotor (23), a silicone wiper blade (24), and a siphon tube (25) is configured to periodically clean and discharge accumulated water from the bird bowl (30). The system further comprises a solar-powered ecological monitoring unit (27) mounted along the support pole (7) and configured to record environmental parameters including temperature, humidity, and solar irradiance, and to monitor avian visitation patterns for ecological assessment and conservation analysis. The integrated arrangement enables hybrid atmospheric water harvesting, controlled dispensing, ecological monitoring, and autonomous hygienic maintenance in a compact vertically aligned configuration suitable for diverse climatic environments."
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