MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411010756 A) filed by Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Feb. 15, 2024, for 'underground metal extraction assistive device.'
Inventor(s) include Rohit Kumar Singh Gautam.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 29, under issue no. 35/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An underground metal extraction assistive device, comprising a wearable J-shape frame 1 worn by a user on feet whose dimension is detected by a laser acuity sensor, a drawer arrangement integrated with frame 1 extend for accommodating feet properly, a flap 2 hinged at a first portion of frame 1 for securing frame 1, four suction cups 3 arranged inside frame 1 for adhering with user's feet to secure frame 1, a tilt sensor for detecting unbalanced state of frame 1, four pneumatic blocks 4 configured beneath frame 1 to extend/retract to balance of frame 1, an inductive proximity sensor to detect presence of metallic object, an L-shape extendable link 5 to extend for positioning a disc 6 configured with frame 1 above surface, a motor 7 for drilling surface via a conical drill bit 11, a telescopic clipper 8 extends within hole for extracting metallic object from underground."
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