MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621090530 A) filed by Marwadi University; and Shri K. G. Dholakiya School on July 24, 2026, for Coconut-Based Sanitary Pad Manufacturing Device.

Inventors include Sneha Nirav Parekh; Hardik Malaviya; Mann Jigneshbhai Ramoliya; and Abhishek Gupta.

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

Abstract: A coconut-based sanitary pad manufacturing device comprising a housing 101, a chamber 102 with counter-rotating drums 103 to mechanically separate husk, a cleaning module to thoroughly wash husk, a plurality of hot air blowers 106 for efficient drying of the cleaned husk, a pair of pneumatic beating tools 109 to further separate fiber bundles through controlled impact, a chemical treatment chamber 110 to evenly apply on fibers for lignin softening, a pulp crushing vessel 113 produce a fine pulp, a mixing vessel 116 to receive, blend pulp with fiber slurry received from a storage tank 118 to achieve uniform pulp consistency and deliver the pulp onto a mesh-based conveyer belt 119 to drain excess fluid, an adhesive storage chamber 120 and a biopolymer storage chamber 121 to securely bond biopolymer, a plurality of robotic arms 124 to precisely cut and shape the pulp layer into a sanitary pad geometry.

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