MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621090479 A) filed by Marwadi University; and Gk Dholakiya on July 24, 2026, for Automated Waste Paper Pencil Production Device.

Inventors include Chavda Jaitashree Manishbhai; Zala Vanrajsinh Ukabhai; Aashiyani Ronak Suresh; and Darshan Parakhiya.

The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.

Abstract: An automated waste paper pencil production device comprising a housing 101, a paper storage bin for waste paper, a motorized conveyor 103 to feed paper sheets into housing 101, a paper inspection module to detect thickness of paper, a quality control unit to detect mass of paper, surface defects, moisture content and dryness of paper, a defect removal unit to grip and remove defective paper, a paper alignment unit for flattening and straightening paper, a motorized blade 110 to cut paper into predetermined dimensions, a graphite dispensing a dispenser 112 to release a single graphite lead at a time, a robotic gripper 113 to position graphite lead onto cut paper, a rolling and molding unit to roll paper around graphite lead to form a pencil body, a chemical treatment unit to enhance hardness and structural durability, a cutting platform 116 to cut the molded pencil body into predetermined pencil lengths.

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