MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511007993 A) filed by Sanskriti University on January 30, 2025, for Automated Chimney Flue Scrapping Device.

Inventors include Ruby Singh; and Dr. Virender Kumar Mehla.

The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.

Abstract: An automated chimney flue scrapping device, comprising a circular plate 101 developed to be positioned on a mouth portion of a chimney, plurality of motorized clamp 102 for acquiring plate 101 over mouth portion, touch interactive display panel 103 accessed by user to provide input regarding separation of chimney flue, artificial intelligence based imaging unit 104 to determine height of the chimney along with determining dimension of mouth portion, motorized expandable pulley arrangement 105 for expanding/contacting the plate 101 to secure plate 101 over the mouth portion, motorized winch 106 to uncoil rope 107 to position a collection chamber 108 at lower portion of chimney, hydraulically operated shaft 109 extend and position an elongated bar 110 having a pair of wrecking balls 111, and a motorized ball and socket provides swinging movement to the bar 110 to scrap and break entire flue.

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