MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441037359 A) filed by Vasundhara Arul Murugesan; Dr. V. Dharmaraj; Ms. J. Karunya; Ms. Meera Nair; Ms. P. Nevetha; Ms. C. Rina; Mr. K. Mohan; Ms. A. Harini; Mr. V. Gnanaprakash; and Mr. M. Dinesh Kumar, Manmangalam, Tamil Nadu, on May 12, 2024, for 'design and development of soil auger cum basin former.'
Inventor(s) include Vasundhara Arul Murugesan; Dr. V. Dharmaraj; Ms. J. Karunya; Ms. Meera Nair; Ms. P. Nevetha; Ms. C. Rina; Mr. K. Mohan; Ms. A. Harini; Mr. V. Gnanaprakash; and Mr. M. Dinesh Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The production of agriculture is one of the most discussed problems, as it significantly impacts a large part of our population. Changing and developing technology in agricultural practices has resulted in improved agricultural productivity in India. It's always the introduction of alternate technologies that smoothens the manual work. Planting saplings is one among the activities which require a step by step procedure. Two major steps in plantation involve digging and basin creation. Such kind of plantation may include the varieties like rubber, coconut, banana, mango, apple, pine, etc. Mostly it's the D.C motor powered or diesel engine powered augers handle the digging works efficiently. Basin formation is essential in the areas of water scarcity to properly collect and utilize rainwater for irrigation. Nowadays improved designs of augers are available catering to much specific functionality. This project also aims to use the principles of augering for basin formation. Integrating both digging and basin creating mechanism in one machine would enhance the plantation process. This project develops an auger cum bund former which would help in saving the time and money wasted for handling separate machines, hence making the whole process facile. The entire setup in its vertical alignment of auger bit would allow directional drilling while its horizontal alignment supports the basin formation around the plants. The auger is raised and lowered using the brake wire mechanism, thus making it maneuverable."
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