Assamese Inventor - Dipak Bharali bestowed with the Award and a cheque of Rs. 1,00,000 at the CII Annual Intellectual Property Awards 2011
New Delhi, April 26, 2011: Committed to improve the quality of life by leveraging technologies developed in India for India, General Electric (GE) endeavors to encourage constant innovation to drive growth and contribute meaningfully to the Indian economy. As part of this commitment, GE today announced the 'GE India Innovation Award' at the CII Annual Intellectual Property Awards 2011.
Dipak Bharali - who invented an accessory to be used in conjunction with the Jacquard handloom, became the first winner of this Award. Along with the Award, he was presented with a cheque of Rs 1,00,000 for his unique innovation. The award was presented by the Mr. Anand Sharma, the Hon'ble Minister for Commerce and Industry, Government of India and Kishore Jayaraman, CEO, GE Energy, India Region.
Through this award, GE - a company that is founded on the firm bedrock of constant innovation and one that believes in the strong need for localized products - strives to honor those who exemplify the concept of 'imagination at work'. The GE India Innovation Award aims to support and recognize individuals and corporate organizations from every sector who have contributed towards the development of the country through their imagination.
Presenting the Award and the cheque to Dipak, Kishore Jayaraman, CEO - GE Energy, India Region, said, "It is an absolute honor for GE to present the GE India Innovation Award today. Coming from a family involved in the silk production business, this inventor created an accessory to be used in conjunction with the famous Jacquard handloom. This practical invention, for which a patent has also been filed at the India Patent Office, has been developed cost-effectively, keeping Indian needs at the forefront and delivering on various levels."
"In line with GE's philosophy of constant innovation and imagination at work, this gentleman has delivered faster time-to-production, high scalability and low investment cost, while allowing for unskilled labor to enter the specific work place," he added.
The design-making device is an attachment that can be fitted into any Jacquard loom. The device has three components consisting of a base frame, which acts as a shaft holder, the magnet-bearing shaft and the specially-designed bobbin. The uniqueness of the device lies in using the magnetic clamping systems and specially designed bobbin to achieve its efficacy.
Dipak was selected from a list of nominees provided by the National Innovation Fund, which is affiliated to the Indian Institute of Management (Ahmadabad).
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