MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411024663 A) filed by Sanskriti University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, on March 27, 2024, for 'tree branch bending device.'
Inventor(s) include Akash Shukla; and Dr. Meenakshi Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A tree branch bending device, comprises of an elongated body 1 attached with a handle 7 to be gripped by a user for holding the body 1 underneath branches of tree, a microphone 8 to give voice commands for bending the branches, an artificial intelligence-based imaging unit 6 for detecting exact location of the branches, a laser projection unit 5 for projecting a laser beam to guide the user in aligning the body 1 underneath each of the branches in a successive manner, a plate 2 configured with a motorized clamp 3, an ultrasonic sensor to detect distance of the branches from the clamp 3, a rack and pinion gear arrangement 9 for translating and plate 2 to position the clamp 3 in contact with the branches in the successive manner, and a tactile sensor for detecting hardness of the branches based on the detected hardness."
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