VNSGU students get 3 design patents
Of the three patents, two have been granted to students of the interior design department, while one went to a student of the information and communication technology (ICT) department.
The product designs that have received patents are a courtyard chair, a Moroccan light and s six-wheel chain rover.
The courtyard chair was developed by third-year student Jaydeep Makwana under the guidance of Ankit Changawala, Ajay Mistry and R Nilkanth Burkhawala.
"I made a chair which comes in parts and can be easily fitted together when you want to relax. You are easily dismantled when you do not want to use the chair and save space. You can store the parts in a small box," said Makwana.
Shreya Faganiya, who completed her Bachelor of International Design degree recently, received a patent for the Moroccan light. She developed it under the guidance of Ankit Changawala and Snehal Patel.
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Faganiya said: "Normal Moroccan lights cast a big shadow on the walls, which is loud sometimes. Many times, this light throws a bold shape on the wall or tile. To avoid this, I used a partially opaque sheet inside the light, so the shadow has a calm and relaxing feel.
I used brass all over to give it a luxury look. Users will also be able to easily change the bulb."
The third patent was granted for the six-wheel chain rover to Komal Tomar, Rutika Sinha and Krisha Sheth under the guidance of Dr Hitesh Lad of the ICT department.
Dr Lad told TOI: "Our device will identify the crop and cut the weeds out of it. The device is small and can be useful even if there is a small space between two rows of crops. It will save on labour costs. At present, we have used a camera in the device, but we will replace it with a sensor soon. We will also look for a product patent in the future."
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