MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621013353 A) filed by Gokul Global University, Patan, Gujarat, on Feb. 6, for 'plastic processing and recycling device.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Leena J. Patel.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A plastic processing and recycling device, comprises of a housing 101 with an integrated receiving module to receive plastic waste, a transferring module with a screw conveyor 110 to transport segregated plastic, and a melting module that uses heating nozzles 112 to melt plastic into a semi-liquid state, the melted plastic is then cooled and cut into cubes before being further processed into flakes by a cutting module equipped with motorized blades 120 and an RTC module 124, a storage container 126 within the housing 101 used for collecting and storing flakes, and user interaction via a display unit 128 and voice control, providing a compact, automated solution for plastic recycling with mobility via a multiple wheels 122 and real-time monitoring capabilities."

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