MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641124640 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology on October 15, 2026, for Closed-Loop Fertilizer Micro-Dosing Apparatus With Gravimetric Flow Compensation And Blockage Recovery.

Inventors include Giriraj Mannayee; Moulika Grandhi; and Radnyee Daware.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: ABSTRACT CLOSED-LOOP FERTILIZER MICRO-DOSING APPARATUS WITH GRAVIMETRIC FLOW COMPENSATION AND BLOCKAGE RECOVERY An apparatus for micro-dosing and placing agricultural fertilizer includes a fertilizer storage hopper (101), a metering screw (103) conveying fertilizer toward a discharge outlet (107),...