MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541012005 A) filed by Jain Deemed-To-Be University on February 12, 2025, for Automated Flexible Pipe Management Device.

Inventor includes Dr. Sonal Sharma.

The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.

Abstract: An automated flexible pipe management device, comprising a cylindrical body 101 positioned over ground surface, multiple supporting legs 102 configured at body 101’s base portion for supporting body 101 on surface, a pair of parallelly oriented rings 103 configured on outer periphery of body 101, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 104 detects flexible pipe presence, a motorized clipper 105 configured on one of rings 103 grips pipe, a motorized circular slider 106 configured between ring and clipper 105 rotates clipper 105 around body 101’s outer periphery, a pair of robotic arms 107 configured with body 101 and having a C-shaped member 108 attached with free-end for untangling pipe’s tangled portion, a pair of L-shaped bars 109 via a motorized pin joint 110 to lock pipe, a microphone 111 receives user voice commands, and a pair of hydraulic links 112 to position a rectangular plate 113 over ground surface.

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