MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621013344 A) filed by Gokul Global University, Patan, Gujarat, on Feb. 6, for 'zipper refurbishing device.'
Inventor(s) include Shivam Chaudhary.
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 zipper refurbishing device comprising a housing 101 with a cavity for receiving fabric having a damaged zipper, an inspection module with imaging unit 102 and laser measurement sensor coupled to a microcontroller for detecting zipper tape thickness tooth height and spacing to determine optimal pipe size and cut length, a storage unit 103 with weight sensor and speaker for monitoring plastic pipe levels, clamping units 104 for holding selected pipes, a cutting unit with motorized slider 107 rotary blade and RPM sensor for trimming pipes into segments, a glue dispensing module with electronically controlled nozzle 109 for coating adhesive, a U shaped pressing unit with linear actuator hinge plates and force sensor for flattening glued strips, a heating mold 112 with guiding rail 113 heating element Peltier unit temperature pressure and optical sensors for reshaping strips into zipper teeth, enabling automated precise and efficient zipper repair."
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