MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621074105 A) filed by Ashokrao Mane Group Of Institutions, An Autonomous Institute on June 15, 2026, for “automatic Seedling Transplanter Machine”.
Inventors include Satyajeet Sanjay Patil; Sushant Maruti Mane; Vignesh Shahaji Farakate; Sanket Sanjay Nalawade; Mr. Pramod Sarjerao Ladgaonkar; Dr. Amit Subhash Shelake; and Mr. Amol Avinash Patil.
The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.
Abstract: An automatic seedling transplanter apparatus is disclosed for the mechanised, one-by one placement of seeds at a substantially uniform spacing, particularly for small and medium farms. The apparatus comprises a hopper (20) having a controlled outlet (22), a seed container (30) disposed below the outlet to temporarily hold seeds, and a feeder wheel (40) mounted horizontally adjacent the seed container and carrying a plurality of, in one embodiment six, spoon-shaped scoops (42) about its circumference. As the feeder wheel (40) rotates, each scoop (42) collects a single seed and discharges it into a forwardly located delivery pipe (50) that guides the seed to the soil. A DC motor (60) energised by a battery (62) drives the feeder wheel (40) and the ground-engaging machine wheels (12) in synchronism, in one embodiment through a chain drive (64), so that uniform seed spacing is maintained as the compact, portable, battery-operated apparatus advances over the ground.
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