MUMBAI, India, Sept. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531027995 A) filed by Arka Jain University, Jharkhand on March 25, 2025, for Gravel Loading And Unloading Device For Pick-Up Trucks.

Inventor includes Dr. Chanchal Mandal.

The application for the patent was published on September 25, 2026, under issue no. 39/2026.

Abstract: A gravel loading and unloading device for pick-up trucks, comprising a platform 101 installed at an edge of a carrier portion of a pick-up truck and configured with a roller 102 wrapped with a sheet 103, a pair of plates 104 attached with platform 101 and installed with inner side walls of carrier portion, a computing unit to provide input commands for loading gravel from ground surface, a pair of telescopically operated grippers 105 installed on plates 104 grip free-end of sheet 103, a motorized slider 106 configured with each grippers 105 translate grippers 105 along with sheet 103 towards other side of carrier portion, a pair of robotic arms 107 assembled with platform 101 and equipped with a pair of shovels 108 transfer gravel from ground to carrier portion, a BLDC motor coupled with roller 102 wrap sheet 103 to unload gravel on ground.

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