MUMBAI, India, Jan. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541125016 A) filed by Dr. C. Parswajinan; Dr. S. Rajesh; Mr. K. Vetri Velmurugan; Mr. Govardhanan S; Mr. Sivarama Krishnan M; and Mr. Dhanush S, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 11, 2025, for 'system and method for encoder-controlled volumetric grain vending machine.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. C. Parswajinan; Dr. S. Rajesh; Mr. K. Vetri Velmurugan; Mr. Govardhanan S; Mr. Sivarama Krishnan M; and Mr. Dhanush S.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 2, under issue no. 01/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a grain vending machine for automated public distribution. The system comprises a storage hopper coupled to an auger screw enclosed in a dispensing tube, driven by a high-torque geared DC motor provided with a rotary encoder. A microcontroller receives a user demand quantity, converts the desired mass into a calibrated number of encoder ticks and drives the motor through a power driver until the encoder count equals the target, thereby discharging a precise quantity of grain without a weighing pan. The machine further includes an electronic user interface such as a keypad, smart card reader and display, together with safety interlocks, jam detection and error notification. By replacing manual scooping and weight adjustment, the invention reduces queue time, eliminates under-allocation and diversion, and maintains repeatable accuracy despite fabrication tolerances. The encoder-based volumetric control enables a robust low-maintenance solution for ration shops and other grain-dispensing applications."
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