MUMBAI, India, Feb. 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611001999 A) filed by Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, on Jan. 8, for 'portable dual-mode fertilizer applicator.'
Inventor(s) include Ritul Joshi; and Saloni Patil.
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: "The present invention relates to a portable dual-mode fertilizer applicator (100) named BioSpread, designed for smallholder and terrace farming. The system (100) integrates a granular hopper (104) with a granular metering assembly (108), adjustable gate (110), and centrifugal disc (112), along with a liquid tank (106), pump unit (116), and adjustable nozzle (118) in a single compact backpack housing (102). A mechanical mode-switching valve (120) isolates inactive chambers to prevent cross-contamination. The applicator (100) allows manual or battery-assisted operation (132) with optional solar charging (150). Ergonomic harness (122), anti-spill ports (142, 144), and spread-pattern vanes (146, 148) ensure safe, uniform, and precise fertilizer application for efficient, cost-effective field use."
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