Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Tapping Device For Harvesting Sap' Filed by National Institute Of Technology

MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531130279 A) filed by National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela, Orissa, on Dec. 22, 2025, for 'tapping device for harvesting sap.'

Inventor(s) include Singh, Mr. Chingakham Ngotomba; Niranjan, Mr. Thota; and Dwivedi, Prof. Madhuresh.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Embodiments herein discloses an automatic device (100) for harvesting palmyra sap, comprising a climbing subunit (I) with climbing mechanism configured with a circular platform (II) with climbing wheels adapted to securely grip and move along the palmyra tree trunk,...