MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441012942 A) filed by JAIN, Bangalore, Karnataka, on Feb. 22, 2024, for 'automated railroad spike removal device.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Srikantha H.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 29, under issue no. 35/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An automated railroad spike removal device, comprising a rectangular extendable frame 1 positioned over railway tracks by means of plurality of motorized double flanged wheels 2, an artificial intelligence based imaging unit 3 determines intermediate distance of tracks and accordingly actuates frame 1 to extend to get accommodated over tracks, a computing unit accessed by a user input a distance up-to which railroad spikes are to be removed for providing movement to frame 1, an ultrasonic senor monitor distance of spikes from members 4 for actuating hydraulic rods 5 for positioning motorized grippers 6 over railroad spikes, and a motorized ball and socket joint provide movement to members 4 in a manner to position gripper 6 over a chamber 8, the grippers 6 release and pulled out railroad spikes from track up to user specified distance."
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