Transportation Industry

Cummins Honors Award Winners For Their Patented Inventions

Transport Topics, June, 2007 by Anonymous

Cummins Inc., Columbus, Ind., recently announced the recipients of the annual Dr. Julius P. Perr innovation Award, given to Cummins employees, past or present, whose patented inventions have significantly improved the company, the industry or the environment.

Christopher Holm of Stoughton, Wis., and a team from Huodersfield, United Kingdom - Peter McKean, David Moulson, John Parker, Stephen Garrett and Michael Cummings - received the honor for developing innovative technologies that have proved beneficial to Cummins.

Holm developed a breather device called an impactor, which captures oil mist droplets in crankcase gaseous emissions, preventing the gases from being vented into the atmosphere. The Huddersfield team developed a device that increases the durability and ease...

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