MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621013445 A) filed by Gokul Global University, Patan, Gujarat, on Feb. 7, for 'automated sponge clay shaping device.'

Inventor(s) include Yagna B. Adhyaru.

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 sponge clay shaping device comprising a platform 101 for supporting clay, an input means to enable a user to provide input commands regarding initiation of shaping, drying, and finishing operations of sponge clay, a clay conditioning unit with embedded heating element 104 s, temperature and moisture sensors, and electronic spra...