MUMBAI, India, April 20 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441080101 A) filed by Jain, Bangalore, Karnataka, on Oct. 11, 2024, for 'automated plastic pipe cutting and joining.'

Inventor(s) include Dr. Sujai S.

The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "An automated plastic pipe cutting and joining device, comprising a platform 1 positioned on a ground surface, plurality of telescopically operated rods 2 for supporting platform 1, a multi-sectioned chamber 3 stored with plastic pipes, a pair of robotic grippers 5 position a plastic pipe over a holding slot 6, an artificial intelligence-based im...