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The Innovator has developed a simple, safe, easy to use device for any season and by any person, cutting down the climbing time to 1-2 minutes for a 40 m tree as against 4-5 minutes as conversationally required. It can be an income generating product for NGOs working for economic empowerment. An Indian patent no. (194566) has been granted to this innovation. The project has been supported under MVIF. His long customer list includes clients from North and South America and South Asian a coastal countries. His unit has been registered in the name of St. Mary Industrial Complex and Research Center.

Usually, the process of making a tie and dye' silk saree in Pochampally tradition begins with the selection of silk thread. Using the process of Asu, a triangular shape is given to the threads and designs are drawn on this shape. Tying is done where required as per the design and the threads are then dyed in selected colours. Once dried and untied, the dyed silk threads are rolled into spindles. The spindles are used appropriately in looms and the saree is woven.The Laxmi Asu machine, created by Mallesham in Andhra Pradesh, has relieved women from 8-9 hours of labour everyday. This has brought a revolution in the weaver community. An Indian Patent has been filed for the Innovation. The innovator has sold more than 500 units of the same.

The incubator is shaped like a refrigerator from outside with its length at 1.5 m (aprox.), breadth at .80m (aprox.) and height at 1m (aprox.) The weight of the incubator is about 100 kg. Its wall is about 10 cm thick, and is made up of plywood in the exterior and plain sheet in the interior with a mid portion made of thermocole. Thermocole is used to give it heat insulation.

The device is divided into two chambers, upper and lower. The upper chamber houses the main component of the incubator i.e. the egg tray and source of humidity, while the lower chamber houses the thermal source, the speaker and the switches. There are two sources of heat, the electric light and the kerosene lamp. There is a regulator (same as that used in fan) by which the intensity of the light can be altered. As the system needs continuous supply of power the innovator has solved this problem by using kerosene lamp during power failure.

The safely valve is used to release the extra pressure generated in the stove tank automatically eliminating the manual exercise required to turn threaded controller on the stove tank cover. It provides extra safety to the user. An Indian Patent No. (218167) has been granted to the innovation. The project has also been supported under TEPP through NIF.