inventions and innovations
Dr.RGS Wijesekara,
Head/Senior Lecturer,
Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Faculty of Livestock, Fisheries and Nutrition,
Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.
Information on innovation and inventions
| No | Name of the invention | Year | Certificate awarded |
| 01 | ThreshMac, a Threshing Machine for Castor and Legume seed separator | 2013 | National level |
| 02 | Emergency Lamp Shade | 2013 | National level |
| 03 | Environment Friendly Gunny Sack Planting Pots | 2015 | Provincial level |
| 04 | Environment Friendly Gunny Sack Planting Pots | 2015 | National level |
| 05 | Non-compressed Horticultural Plug | 2016 | Provincial level |
| 06 | Non-compressed Horticultural Plug | 2016 | National level |
| 07 | Fresh Fish Flesh Incorporated Nutritional Bun | 2016 | Provincial level |
| 08 | Fresh Fish Flesh Incorporated Nutritional Bun | 2016 | National level |
| 09 | Natural Calcium Enriched Seaweed Bun | 2016 | Provincial level |
| 10 | Natural Calcium Enriched Seaweed Bun | 2016 | National level |
| 11 | Environmental Friendly Moisture Absorbent | 2017 | Provincial level |
| 12 | Environmental Friendly Moisture Absorbent Paper | 2017 | National level |
| 13 | Dry Fish Production of Herbal Salt Extracted from Halosarcia indica | 2017 | Provincial level |
| 14 | Dry Fish Production from Herbal Salt Extract of Halosarcia indica | 2017 | National level |
| 15 | Seaweed Based Herbal Porridge | 2017 | Provincial level |
| 16 | Seaweed Based Herbal Porridge | 2017 | National level |
| 17 | Small Scale Biogas Generator for kitchen | 2017 | Provincial level |
| 18 | Seaweed Based Antimicrobial Product | 2017 | Provincial level |
| 19 | Seaweed Based Antimicrobial Product | 2017 | National level |
| 20 | Multi- Purpose hybrid Solar Dryer | 2018 | Provincial level |
| 21 | Plant Smoke Based Fruit Ripening Apparatus | 2018 | Provincial level |
| 22 | Fish Feed Made from Leftovers | 2018 | Provincial level |
| 23 | Multi- Purpose hybrid Solar Dryer | 2018 | National level |
| 24 | Plant Smoke Based Fruit Ripening Apparatus | 2018 | National level |
Patent information
| No | Patent | Country | Status |
| 01 |
Method of and apparatus for treating waste fluorescent tube Inventor Matsumura Masatoshi Saman Wijesekara R.G |
Japan |
Patent No: Japan Patent 2008-178791 (Applied) |
| 02 |
Motor operated threshing machine for separation of seeds from dried pods/capsules of agricultural crops Inventor Wijesekara R.G. S |
Sri Lanka | Patent Pending |
| 03 |
Multipurpose Solar Dryer Inventor Wijesekara R.G. S |
Sri Lanka | Patent Pending |
| 04 |
Moisture Absorbent Paper Inventor Wijesekara R.G. S |
Sri Lanka | Application submitted |
Awards
| No | Title of the award | Type of award and year | Country of award |
| 01 |
Merit award for scientific publication Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2014, Vol 155, Iss 1, pp 679-691 |
Merit Award 2014 |
National Research Council of Sri Lanka
|
| 02 |
Merit award for scientific publication. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 2016, Vol 38, Iss 3, pp 679-690
|
Merit Award 2016 |
National Research Council of Sri Lanka
|
| 03 |
President’s award for scientific publication. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2016, Vol 179, Iss 1, pp 110-127.
|
President’s Award 2016 |
National Research Council of Sri Lanka
|
| 04 |
Multipurpose Solar Dryer
|
Bronze Award 2018 |
National Inventors Commission Sri Lanka |
| 05 | Herbal Smoke based fruit ripening apparatus |
Bronze Award 2018 |
National Inventors Commission Sri Lanka |
| 06 |
Reusable Moisture Absorbent Paper
|
Gold Medal 2019 |
International iCAN 2019, Toronto Canada |
| 07 | Herbal Smoke based fruit ripening apparatus |
Gold Medal 2019 |
International iCAN 2019, Toronto Canada |
Name: Harsha S. Chathuranga, Galkanda-Arachchige
Department/Unit: Aquaculture and Fisheries
Information on innovation and inventions: None
Patent information: None
Awards
| No | Title of the award | Type of award and year | Country of award |
| 01 | Best abstract and travel award |
Merit Award 2019 |
United States Aquaculture Society
|
| 02 | Spotlight presentation competition in World Aquaculture Society Triennial Meeting at New Orleans, LA, USA – Runners up |
Merit Award 2019 |
World Aquaculture Society |