MUMBAI, India, Sept. 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531021786 A) filed by Arka Jain University, Jharkhand on March 11, 2025, for Automated Sustainable Latex Harvesting And Collection Device.
Inventor includes Dr. Anup Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on September 18, 2026, under issue no. 38/2026.
Abstract: An automated sustainable latex harvesting and collection device, comprising a platform 101 having track wheels 102 at lateral bottom section for positioning platform 101 near a tree, an imaging unit 104 installed on platform 101 determine distance of tree bark from platform 101, a robotic link 106 arranged on platform 101 position a hook 105 onto bark for cutting bark so that latex drips from bark, multiple containers 107 associated with platform 101, each held by a robotic arm 108 to position container beneath dripping latex for collecting latex, a level sensor detect level of collected latex within container, accordingly the arm 108 retract for placing filled containers 107 into multiple chambers 109 installed on platform 101, a weight sensor monitor weight of stored latex in containers 107, a speaker 110 mounted on platform 101 produce audio signals for notifying user to collect the latex from each containers 107.
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