PAU granted patent for conveyer belt type mechanical feeding system for axial flow thresher

Ludhiana, July 8, 2024: The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has been granted a patent for Conveyor Belt Type Mechanical Feeding System for Axial Flow (Paddy) Thresher. Dr Ritu Dogra, Professor, Department of Renewable Energy, and Dr Baldev Dogra Professor, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, PAU, are the inventors for this patent. The invention provides a novel conveyer-type mechanical feeding system for axial flow thresher. The feeding system has been made by using a conveyer and pressing rollers for axial flow threshers. The conveyer type mechanical feeding system has enhanced efficiency. The feeding system can be attached to the existing axial flow threshers to enhance their threshing capability, and hence, buying a new thresher with larger capacity can be avoided. The feeding system reduces the time gap between batches of crop being fed to the system and hence gives higher throughput.

Dr Satbir Singh Gosal, Vice-Chancellor, PAU; Dr AS Dhatt, Director of Research, and Dr Manjeet Singh, Dean, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, congratulated the inventors for the achievement.

“Research at PAU is aimed at providing better solutions to agricultural operations at the field level. The PAU scientists are working relentlessly to benefit farming and related stakeholders,” said Dr Gosal.

Dr Khushdeep Dharni, Associate Director, Technology Marketing and IPR Cell, stated that the invention offers an efficient solution to undertake field operations speedily and has considerable potential for commercialization.