MUMBAI, India, May 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202321077964 A) filed by Ima-Pg India Private Limited, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, on Nov. 16, 2023, for 'a machine for handling paper trays for packaging articles.'

Inventor(s) include Sawant, Sandip Namadeo.

The application for the patent was published on May 30, under issue no. 22/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure envisages a machine (1000) for handling paper trays in packaging. The machine comprises a monobloc frame (100), a paper tray loading conveyor (200) along the operative side wall of the frame (100) to receive and displace stacks of unformed trays with flaps and locking notches; a magazine unit (300) adjacent to the conveyor (200) to orient the trays horizontally; a paper tray forming unit (400) beneath the magazine (300) to retrieve and position trays upright, with a suction pad (402), vacuum source, crank disc mechanism, and forming parts; a flap locking unit (500) connected to the forming unit (400) to lock the tray flaps using a guide rod; and a pick-and-place unit with a robot (602) to insert articles and close the tray."

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