MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641107954 A) filed by Sathyabama Institute Of Science And Technology Deemed To Be University on September 08, 2026, for Automated String Instrument Manufacturing Device.
Inventor includes Dr. R. B. Durairaj.
The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.
Abstract: An automated string instrument manufacturing device, comprising a platform 101 equipped with a shell processing unit to receive a natural shell and automatically machine the natural shell into an acoustic resonator, the shell processing unit a hopper 102 for receiving shell, at least a laser profiler to map a surface profile of the natural shell, a neck preparation unit to machine a dowel into a neck portion of the string instrument, a membrane attachment unit to stretch a membrane and automatically fasten the membrane to the acoustic resonator, an assembly station to robotically join the machined neck portion to the acoustic resonator, a controller communicatively coupled to the shell processing unit, the neck preparation unit, the membrane attachment system, and the assembly station, the controller being to coordinate an automated manufacturing sequence.
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