MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531028732 A) filed by Arka Jain University, Jharkhand on March 26, 2025, for Handheld Sheet Folding Assistive Device.

Inventor includes Ginu Anie Joseph.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: A handheld sheet folding assistive device, comprising a body 101 attached with a handle 104 at proximal end 102 that is gripped by a user to position a distal end 103 of body 101 near a metallic sheet to be folded, an imaging unit 105 integrated in body 101 determine thickness of sheet, a first and second plate 107 arranged at distal end 103 and connected together via multiple linear actuators 108 for adjusting spacing between plates to accommodate sheet between plates, a microphone 109 integrated in body 101 receives user voice commands regarding length and inclination angle at which sheet is to be tilted, a drawer arrangement integrated in each plates increase/decrease plates dimensions, a pair of U-shaped hydraulic pushers 110 arranged at lateral sides of body 101 applying force onto sheet for tilting sheet at user- specified angle and facilitates user in folding ends of sheet.

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