MUMBAI, India, Aug. 24 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641097646 A) filed by Easwari Enginnering College; and Srm Institute Of Science And Technology; Ramapuram Campus on August 12, 2026, for A Barnacle Cluster Heavy Sorting Chute With Self-Adjusting Cascaded Counterweighted Gate Stations And Anti-Clogging Cluster-Breaking Ribs For Multi-Stage Weight Grading Of Harvested Aquaculture Clusters.
Inventors include Mr. R Jeremiah; Mr. Lokesh Kumar S; Mr. Al Ameen M; and Dr R Tharmaraj.
The application for the patent was published on August 21, 2026, under issue no. 34/2026.
Abstract: A barnacle cluster heavy sorting chute comprises an inclined main channel between an infeed end and a discharge end. Anti-clogging cluster-breaking ribs on the channel floor, oriented obliquely at 30°–60° to the direction of travel, dislodge bridging clusters. Downstream, cascaded gate stations (20a, 20b, 20c) each comprise a pivotable gate flap biased flush with the floor by an adjustable counterweight mass slidable along a counterweight arm and securable at threshold index slots by a locking pin. Each gate flap opens only when a resting cluster exceeds a field-adjustable trip-weight threshold, diverting it through a side discharge outlet into a collection bin of corresponding weight grade. Trip-weight thresholds increase progressively along the chute (W1 W2 W3), producing multi-tier weight grading in one gravity-fed pass, without motorised vibration, electrical actuation, or tool-based recalibration. Total Number of Words in Abstract:134
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