Student Ideas for a Better America: Winners
| YEAR | KID INVENTOR | GRADE | LOCATION | INVENTION NAME | INVENTION DESCRIPTION | |
| 2024 | Angelica Anousis | 11 | Quincy, MA | Sanitary Pad System with Offset Tabs | This is a system of menstrual pads in which there are two pads, one on top of the other. Both attach to the user's underwear, because the tabs of the top pad are offset from that of the bottom pad. When the top pad is full, the user can pull it off without affecting the clean path underneath. | |
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Oliver Christensen | 5 | Lakeland, FL | Space Dirt | This invention is a container holding dirt and plants that would be able to grow in space. | |
| 2024 | Madison Landry | 5 | Winter Haven, FL | SEB (Space Emergency Box) | The SEB is a box to be used for emergencies in space. Astronauts will use this intention to observe plants in space, relieve stress, and to solve emergencies. | |
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Abigail Chiang | 9 | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | SkinSkan: DermaGuard | This is an advanced skin cancer detection app. It employs machine learning algorithms to analyze images of skin lesions, accurately identifying two types of skin cancer: melanoma and basal cell carcinoma. | |
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2024 |
Alessia Rossi Brens | college freshman | Miami, FL | Encourage Discourse and Interactivity Through Technology | Using journalism and communication to connect students to ideas, this invention seeks to help students interact with scenarios similar to real world situations. | |
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2024 |
Ayomide Balogun | 12 | Douglasville, GA | Digi Go: The New Way to School | This is an indoor navigation application designed for high school campuses. This indoor navigation tool aims to address the challenges students face maneuvering a school building while including a user-friendly design to boost confidence levels and enhance navigation experiences. | |
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Iraj Shroff | 8 | Chandler, AZ | Smart Medicine Dispensing System (SMDS) | SMDS is a novel, cost-efficient, tamper-resistant, sustainable, programmable, and user-friendly system that helps prevent overdose and medication non-adherence by dispensing the patient's medications at controlled times, guiding each patient through the correct treatment. | |
| 2024 | Blake Gillespie | 7 | Washington, D.C. | Environmental Milk Carton Flowerpots for Schools | This is a program for schools to collect their milk carton waste and turn them into flowerpots to improve student happiness and reduce waste. | |
| 2024 | Mason Regier | 4 | Moundridge, KS | Catch-a-Berry | It is an easy way to get mulberries from high branches and catch them as they fall off and also catch the ones that fall on accident. | |
| 2024 | Nicole Haragutchi | 6 | Saint Augustine, FL | Shock Absorber Using Tensegrity | Tensegrity is the property of objects that are connected through a network of tensions to assume a tridimensional format. The shock absorber using tensegrity is used to protect an object if it is dropped. | |
| 2024 | Sofia VanDette | 5 | Buffalo, NY | Veeze Freeze Dried Candy | It is candy that is freeze dried; making it both puffy and crunchy. | |
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2023 |
Kevin Patel | 5 | Winter Haven, FL | The Dog Leg 2000 | A leg made of foam and a tennis ball for dogs who are missing one or more of their legs. | |
| 2023 | Ava Blind | 5 | Winter Haven, FL | The Busy Brain Box (BBB) | A box filled with items for children with ADHD to help them be entertained while traveling in the car, by plane, or at school. It is filled with art supplies, Legos, toys, fidgets, and a memory game. | |
| 2023 | Mary "Emme" Fox | 3 | Winter Haven, FL | The Dog Coolar | This is a dog collar with pockets that hold ice packs to keep your dog cool during the heat. | |
| 2023 | Eiliyah Premji | 3 | Winter Haven, FL | The Mood Board Game | This is a game that helps children (and adults) to regulate and identify their emotions. | |
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2023 |
Sophia Kenneded | 11 | Fairfax, VA | No-contact medicine at home | Users would contact local pharmacies through an app. In a matter of minutes, drones consisting of medical supplies would be distributed to the purchaser's home. | |
| 2023 | Arden Barris | 3 | Winter Haven, FL | The Headache Hat | A hat filled with uncooked rice and dried beans that could be heated in microwave or frozen in the freezer for a headache sufferer to wear, allowing them to continue regular activities. | |
| 2023 | Vivian Pacinelli | 5 | Huntington, NY | Comfy Clothes | These are clothes made of polyester that don't wrinkle, allowing the wearer to wear them for bed and be ready to go in the morning. | |
| 2023 | Caitlin Sweeney | 5 | Oyster Bay, NY | Shake-awake bed | This is a vibrating mattress with alarms in the pillow to wake you up. There are also pockets for scent pods. | |
| 2023 | Addison Flanigan | 5 | Macomb Township, MI | National Animal Registry (Do Not Adopt List) | This is a web-based animal registry so that rescues and shelters can document animal abusers. | |
| 2022 | Skye Spencer | 11 | Rye, NY | Own Your Space | This educational initiative is a website to help young students study more efficiently by altering their study environment. | |
| 2022 | Sorielle Trahan | 4 | Rochester Hills, MI | Teddy Snacker | This comfy normal teddy bear has secret compartments to put food in for movies. | |
| 2022 | Pahal Sah | 6 | Redmond, WA | Puzzle Mansion | This board game helps with critical thinking, focusing and logic in math and science. | |
| 2022 | Gaetano Bartolotta | 3 | Shelby Twp, MI | Pump on the Go | This sports bag pumps up deflated balls while on the go. | |
| 2022 | Lucy Guest | 3 | Rochester, MI | Lego Belt | This belt stores extra pieces in sorted pouches in a handy wearable accessory. | |
| 2022 | Aadya Kanade | 6 | Sammamish, WA | World Trivia | This game helps people learn about places in the world and what makes them so special or mysterious. | |
| 2022 | Anvika Bheemarasetty | 5 | Bothell, WA | Vocab Bomb | This board game teaches kids science vocab words in a fun and engaging way. | |
| 2022 | Pranavh Vallabhaneni | 11 | Chadds Ford, PA | VitalSmart: IoT Based In-Home Health Monitoring | This in-home health monitoring system allows for easy and active measurement of five key vitals, thus allowing patients and doctors to share the data to help make health decisions. | |
| 2022 | Katherine Torres Haragutchi | 4 | St Augustine, FL | Power and Water Self-Sufficient Carbon Neutral Aquaponics | A unique integration of solar panels, batteries and a water collection system using the Peitier effect for the operation of aquaponics, turning the whole system carbon neutral. | |
| 2022 | Catherine Sakin | 12 | Lindenhurst, NY | The Efficacy of Chitosan on the COnstruction and Function of COmpostable Wind Turbine Blades | An alternative wind turbine blade material that is environmentally superior to common blades using Asian Shore Crab shells, an invasive species. | |
| 2022 | William Huang | 11 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | Enhancing the BIonic Eye: A real-time image optimization framework to encode color and spatial information into retinal prostheses | This software improves upon current retinal implants that only produce limited to low-resolution grayscale images. | |
| 2022 | Shivani Dodamani | 11 | Frisco, TX | BioPod | 100% Biodegradable dome that combats food waste for restaurants, spares financial expense for farmers and prevents biological magnification by providing additional nutrients to the soil and physically preventing pesticides from drifting. | |
| 2022 | Taylor Wilson | 12 | Parkland, FL | Sustainability Starter Kit | A box that contains products and educational cards to teach about sustainable products including bamboo utensils, soaps, seed pens, and more. | |
| 2022 | Abhinav Potineni | 11 | Ashburn, VA | SOS280 | This app functions as an effective social media-based substance use detection system and provdes support during substance abuses's early stages. | |
| 2022 | Kacie Cheng | 8 | Clarksville, MD | Crumb Coop | A device attached to the wrist that catches food crumbs. It is especially useful during social gatherings where individuals are standing to eat. | |
| 2022 | Brano Puff-Wroblewski | 3 | Rochester Hills, MI | Cat-ster | When a cat is hungry, it meows at its feeder and food drops out. | |
| 2022 | Bretton Vanney | 3 | Rochester Hills, MI | T.P. Guard | It stops toilet paper from being unrolled by pets or young children. | |
| 2021 | Sifath Arora | 5 | Redmond, WA | MatSci Trivia | This game helps people who struggle with math or science. | |
| 2021 | Runjeet Narula | 12 | Redmond, WA | Ticcer | This physical apparatus is for treating Tourett Syndome by recording behaviors and alerting the user. | |
| 2021 | Grace Zeine | 3 | Troy, MI | Scarf Saver | This invention prevents scarves from falling or moving when wearing it. | |
| 2021 | Sophia Yakob | 3 | Oakland Twp, MI | Easy Meals | This device splits a pan into divided sections to make preparing meals easily with fewer pans to wash. | |
| 2021 | Fatou Yeli Kourouma | 11 | Teaneck, NJ | Seventh | This app is catered to teens and uses music to improve mental health. | |
| 2021 | Anchal Bhardwaj | 10 | San Jose, CA | OmniCreate | We designed and developed a universal grip that enables students struggling with poor motor function.It is the market's first adaptable sensory grip | |
| 2021 | Christopher Kwok & Nicholas Kwok | 10 | San Carlos, CA | Chaeto Biofilters: Chemically Modified Chaetomorpha to Mitigate Ocean Acidification | This invention pioneers an ecological solution to ocean acidification through chaeto biofilters that implement a novel strain of algae in oceanic ecosystems. | |
| 2021 | Ariella Hartman-Drucks | 6 | West Orange, NJ | Transformative Property of Multiplication Math Formula | I discovered a special formula that can be used to "transform" numbers in all multiplication equations to solve poblems more easily and quickly, sometimes eliminating the need to even write them down. | |
| 2021 | Duaa Raza | 12 | Wayne, NJ | CRISPRi-dCas9 Novel Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Predisposition to Coronoary Artery Disease | I identified a highly expressed gene HL A-B in the predisposition for CAD on the basis of endothelial cell damage and cardiac inflammation that aggravates atherosclerosis and demonstrated a method for CRISPR to downregulate gene expression through targeting of signaling pathways to treat multifactorial diseases. | |
| 2021 | Kenneth Smith | Senior in College | Statesboro, GA | Swel Music | An exclusive music and video streaming platform for underground creatives. | |
| 2021 | Megan Suehr | 5 | Jersey Shore, PA | Pet Wonder Brush | This device helps brush, wash and groom the dog all at the same time. | |
| 2021 | Daniella Sacco | 3 | Shelby Twp, MI | Covid Free Supplies | This device keeps you from touching the already-used pens at a restaurant or store. | |
| 2021 | Declan Hiovich | 3 | Rochester Hills, MI | Auto Dog Feeder | To feed your dog while you're away, the pulleys go forward and have the cup tip to pour the food. | |
| 2021 | Ezra Watrous | 9 | Tustin, CA | Flip Flats | This interchangeable shoe has a foldable heel with a tight latch to switch from heels to flats. | |
| 2021 | Colin Smith | 3 | Rochester, MI | Portable Bike Maintenance Stand | This portable stand holds your bike upright so you can work on it and it doesn't fall over. It is small enough to take with you on bike trails. | |
| 2021 | Sanskriti Singh | 9 | Campbell, CA | A Novel Mask R-CNN Model to Segment Heterogeneous Brain Tumors through Image Subtraction | This model takes two MRI scans and subtracts pixel by pixel giving an image subtraction which is then used to predict tumor segmentation. | |
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2021 |
Aishah Daiyan | 11 | Hollis, NY | STEP (Specialized Technological Education Platform) | STEP is an educational software meant to aid students with disabilities and health concerns during remote learning. | |
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2021 |
Siddharth Vikram | 2 | Carlisle, MA | Water-bot | The invention is a rover that can be used on planets to search for water that is frozen as ice and return it to the explorers. | |
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2021 |
Julia Bornstein | 10 | East Williston, NY | OpthaGlass | This invention allows healthcare workers to adjust reading glasses without the need for removing face shields or masks. | |
| 2021 | Travis Edwards | 9 | Austin, TX | Follow-Through Fixer | The purpose of the Follow-Through Fixer is to straighten a basketball player's shot by correcting aim and finger placement. | |
| 2021 | Ellie Mraz | 12 | Milton, MA | WipeOut Performance Lens Treatment | This invention is a hydrophobic lens protector and treatment for ski goggles and all-performance and safety glasses prohibiting water from remaining on the lenses, allowing for clear visibility in snow & rain. | |
| 2021 | Matias Aviñó | 8 | Coral Gables, FL | YTeach | YTeach is a peer-to-peer tutoring and scheduling app that creates a network amongst the students within a school. Additionally, the app logs student tutor hours in return for community service. | |
| 2021 | Kacie Cheng | 7 | Clarksville, MD | Potty Plane: A Toddler Boy's Toilet Assistive Device | This device is stable and decoratively designed to help young boys use the toilet without mess. | |
| 2021 | Shruti Ramkumar | 11 | Chandler, AZ | Low Cost Air Quality Monitoring System | This air quality monitoring system improves previously existing methods by using a combination of Arduino UNO, carbon monoxide sensor, methane sensor, and several more. It can be produced to a high efficiency for $58. | |
| 2021 | Darielle Eagan | 3 | West Orange, NJ | Massagercoat | A winter coat with built in massager to help people's backs and shoulders. It is controlled by a remote. | |
| 2021 | Bishoy Fanous | 4 | Troy, MI | Intelligent Pill Box | This smarter medicine box reminds you to take your medicine with an alarm clock. This helps you take medicine on time and avoid pain | |
| 2021 | Chayala Greenberger | 4 | Cleveland Heights, OH | sNOw More Ice Robot | This remote-controlled robot uses your phone to clear your driveway of snow, ice, slush and extra water so you can stay warm inside. | |
| 2021 | Ella Casano | 9 | Fairfield, CT | Medi Teddy | This IV bag cover for pediatric IV infusion therapy is a BPA-free, medical grade teddy bear. It conceals medical equipment adapted to keep the equipment accessible to practitioners. US patent pending, registered trademark | |
| 2021 | Reda Jellouli | 6 | Jersey City, NJ | Waste to Energy Converter | The WTC is solar powered and converts energy from waste into a power source to charge your phone. | |
| 2021 | Samantha Feinberg | 11 | Deerfield, IL | Balance Boxes | This is a youth-led 501(c)3 that provides students in low-income communities with a themed box containing a meal, snack, books, school supplies, games, toy and art project. | |
| 2020 | Tyler Nelezen | 12 | College Station, TX | Nine Lives Phone Case | Inspired by cats, this protective cell phone case uses wirelessly-obtained gyroscope data from the phone to move two weights so the phone lands correctly. | |
| 2020 | Joseph Koh | 8 | Valencia, CA | DLT (Device Location Tracker) | This tracker app has its own battery reserve and can transmit the location to the owner regardless if the device is on or off. | |
| 2020 | Geeth Nunna | 3 | Redmond, WA | Candy Case Combo | A divided pouch that can be personalized with designs and colors. One portion hold school supplies; the other removable and washable portion hold snacks. | |
| 2020 | Pahal Sah | 3 | Redmond, WA | Fluffy Carrier 9000 | Backpack with loads of extra pockets for school supplies as well as an expandable pocket for a blanket. | |
| 2020 | Manan Ghosh | 4 | Sammamish, WA | Castles at Battle | A strategy game to build castles and armies to raid and defeat other castles. | |
| 2020 | Adrienne Zollitsch | 6 | Jersey Shore, PA | Heated/Air-conditioned Slippers | Slippers with bottoms that are heated and air-conditioned | |
| 2020 | Sophia Tomas | 3 | Rochester, MI | Set-o-matic | Set-o-matic helps prevent tables from getting messy and spreading germs. | |
| 2020 | TEAM: Samhith Komatreddy, Sameeksh Komatreddy, Sudhip Nashi, Mihi Kabbur, Samarth Kabbur | 6, 9, 10 | Coppell, TX | CHEAPAP | A more economical alternative to a traditional CPAP machine to be used for hospitalized children in developing countries. | |
| 2020 | Sean Bryan | 10 | College Station, TX | Strip Grip | A clamp that allows you to tear off desired widths of duct tape | |
| 2020 | Rohith Sriram | 6 | Plano, TX | Rainy Day Backpack | Backpack containing a raincoat to cover you and your bookbag | |
| 2020 | Kacie Cheng | 6 | Clarksville, MD | Garden-Based Desk Organizer | A fun, beautiful & useful organizer made from waste materials | |
| 2020 | Abigail Olsen | 3 | Rochester Hills, MI | Stay Safe Maskband for Girls | Helps girls remember their masks by being a combination with a headband | |
| 2020 | Maksim Olijnyk | 3 | Oakland, MI | ElectriFarmer | A remote-controlled robot that can plant, water, harvest and pull weeds | |
| 2020 | Xander Shavers | 4 | Woodbridge, CT | Nail Box | 3D printed box that astronauts can use to attach to a vacuum to collect cut nails | |
| 2020 | Katherine Riley | 8 | Lititz, PA | Method to demonstrate that objects are weightless while falling in the classroom. | This experiment can be completed in the classroom using common objects | |
| 2020 | Divek Patel | 10 | Ossining, NY | Litter-Go | An app that transforms roadside trash pickup into a game. | |
| 2020 | Isla Soliman | 3 | Washington Twp, MI | Scevel | All-in-one scoop and level measuring cup for baking needs. | |
| 2020 | Noah Samano | 5 | Rochester Hills, MI | Bandatizer | A typical-looking watch with a built-in hand sanitizer squirter. | |
| 2020 | Faith Samano | 3 | Rochester Hills, MI | Untouchable Screen | Screen protector for children ages 4 and under. | |
| 2020 | Navedha Naren | 4 | Kirkland, WA | Penyon | Combination mechanical pencil with crayons especially for artists. | |
| 2019 | Ayana Bharandwaj | 10 | Kirkland, WA | Rock, Paper, Scissors game website | A website that hosts educational board games that are easy to download, print and play for anyone | |
| 2019 | Sachita Ghosh | 6 | Kirkland, WA | Inventors and Architects Board Game | In this game, you trade for resources such as Wood, Rock, Metal, Brick etc. Then you leverage these resources to build cities and shops. | |
| 2019 | Nora Redmond (team) | 5 | Kirkland, WA | Rainforest Exploration Board Game | A learning board game that includes interesting facts about endangered animals. | |
| 2019 | Tara Redmond (team) | 8 | Kirkland, WA | Rainforest Exploration Board Game | A learning board game that includes interesting facts about endangered animals. | |
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2019 |
Kaitlyn Rogala | 10 | Northville, MI | The Vegetated Walk | This futuristic walkway is made of perforated clear plastic panels, allowing sunlight and water to feed plants growing below. | |
| 2019 | Gideon Grinberg | 6 | New York, NY | Renewable Car | This is a device for the conversion of the car emissions into fuel. | |
| 2019 | Logan Wulf | 4 | Moundridge, KS | Twist-inator | This invention is a device that connects to the handlebar of a four-wheeler to limit stress on the driver's thumb while pushing the throttle. | |
| 2019 | Rozalin Martin | 6 | Huntington, TX | Foot Press Shower | This is a shower for disabled people. These people could have been born with a disability or lost limbs due to an accident. To activate the shower, step onto a panel in the shower floor. | |
| 2019 | Aaron Liu | 5 | Kirkland, WA | Thermochromic Paint | Many people burn themselves when they eat a hot meal. This will prevent that. When the food gets hot, the thermochromic paint changes the bowl color. | |
| 2019 | Gitika Pahwa | 12 | San Jose, CA | HomeSafe | Many people often forget to inform their parents and loved ones when they have arrived at locations safely. This can be frightening for those waiting for a message - especially if they are expecting one from younger children. My application automates text messages to preselected recipients when you are in a designated location. | |
| 2019 | Christian Scherle | 4 | Rochester Hill, MI | Study Mat | It is for people or children who take a long time to eat because of studying. The mat has clear silicone over it. You can slide papers or study guides in and eat without getting your work dirty. | |
| 2019 | Maxim Baryshnikov | 6 | Redmond, WA | CameraBall | This invention is a ball with a camera that rolls around while holding the camera steady. It can be used in fires to lead people out of collapsing buildings. It could also be used in recon missions. | |
| 2019 | Sterling Hunter | 6 | Redmond, WA | Thermochromic bandage | If you get an injury, put this bandage on and it will change color if the wound becomes infected. | |
| 2019 | Zachary Ferretti | 11 | Old Bethpage, NY | Tetra Gelatin Magnetic Carrier (TeGMaC) | The TeGMaC is a novel adaptation and application of modern nanotechnology that is designed to mitigate the neurological, chemical, and biological effects of Alzheimer's disease. | |
| 2019 | Krithi Iyer | 7 | Redmond WA | Thermal Grow Shoe | As a growing kid, your shoe size changes often. With the Thermal Grow Shoe, it grows with you. It expands and contracts according to air pressure, controlled by customizable air pockets. | |
| 2019 | Joshua Bodenstein & Julian Higgins | 6 | Arlington, VA | Pod Stop | The Pod Stop is an underground transportation monorail. It is able to move people to a more specific destination than Metro and is faster, up to 40 mph. It is more efficient, thanks to Destination Dispatch, grouping people based on the destination and current location, thereby not causing traffic on roads. | |
| 2019 | Xander Shavers | 4 | Woodbridge, CT | Bionator Nightmask | This specially designed nighttime bionator mask keeps the bionator in the mouth. The bionator is a removable orthodontic appliance that corrects an overbite. Normally, a wire headgear needs to be worn with it, but it is painful and makes it hard to sleep. My invention uses a surgical mask to keep the bionator in place. It is easier to breathe and comfortable to wear. | |
| 2019 | Gabriella Johnson | 5 | Mill Hall, PA | Pajama Pulls | These convertible pajama pants change into shorts with the pull of two strings. | |
| 2019 | John Allegra | 5 | Lloyd Harbor, NY | The Traffic Stopper | This traffic light has a camera to sense if cars are at the light. It senses traffic patterns and adjusts the light's timing to allow a more consistent flow. | |
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| 2017 | Avery Schrag | 4 | Burrton, KS | Wrist Bib | A terry cloth band which fastens with velcro to protect the sleeves of infants and toddlers who wipe their faces there. | |
| 2017 | Adrian Jacob | 6 | Cedar Hill, TX | Focus Frames | These goggles block out peripheral vision allowing for better focus on specific tasks like reading, test taking or computer activities. | |
| 2017 | Justin Pavlik | 3 | Washington, MI | Storage Vacuum | A storage container that picks up and stores Legos | |
| 2017 | Emilio Ruiz | 6 | Dallas, TX | Tooxduo 2 in 1 Travel Toothbrush | This travel toothbrush combines toothpaste into one combo, reusable or disposable. | |
| 2017 | Ava O'Kresik | 6 | Dedham, ME | Poop Snackers Eradicator | This automated self-cleaning cat litter box has a PVC frame with provides privacy while preventing intrusion by the family dogs. | |
| 2017 | Samarth Mahapatra | 4 | Marietta, GA | ChairSafe: Chair fall Detection System | This device gives an alert signal when a chair is rocked or tipped, preventing potentially dangerous falls. Through continued use, students will change behaviors based on constant monitoring. | |
| 2017 | Dylan Terry | 5 | Jersey Shore, PA | Medicam | A device that helps children take bad tasting liquid medicine by mixing flavor and water with the medicine. | |
| 2016 | 7 (team) | Redmond, WA | Switch-it Scissors | Many different kinds of blades that are interchangeable on one pair of scissors | ||
| 2016 | Alesha McKenzie | 6 | Cedar Hill, TX | K.A.N.G.O.S. | "Keep all noisy Gerbers™ silent"... Kangos are diapers with a pocket on the back that has wipes inside a small bag. It allows you to change your baby quickly so your baby doesn't have to be wet while you look for wipes. (Gerbers™ is a copyrighted name and this invention implies no endorsement, affiliation or rights to the name, expressly or implied.) | |
| 2016 | Lydia Weathers | 6 | Cedar Hill, TX | Dog FInder | This dog collar send a signal to your smart phone. It will send a notification if the dog has left the prescribed area and will give information on the dog's location. | |
| 2016 | Chris Cahil | 9 | New Port Richey, FL | HeatEx | This camera has a thermal sensor up to 600° F. It is covered with stainless steel and is fireproof. Through a connection with a smart phone, it will contact the nearest fire department when it senses a heat signature. It also has a CO2cartridge and nozzle to help extinguish the flame. | |
| 2016 | Neha Krishnakumar | 7 (team) | Redmond, WA | Switch-it Scissors | Many different kinds of blades that are interchangeable on one pair of scissors | |
| 2016 | Angad Arora | 4 | Redmond, WA | Super Profession Suitcase | Pack for trips faster! There is a pressure-sensor at the bottom of a suitcase. It lights up if there is too much weight in the case. | |
| 2016 | Abhishek Vaidya | 5 | Redmond, WA | Signal Bike | Designed for bikers who don't know or don't use hand signs. These handlebars have turning lights which are activated when pressure is applied. | |
| 2016 | Nikita Kuzishchich | 7 | Kirkland, WA | SmartStove | This stove prevents burns for children. It senses weight of the cookware on the stove. When there is no pressure, it prevents the burners from igniting. | |
| 2016 | Luka Super | 3 | Rochester Hills, MI | Wipesicle | These specially-made ice-pop sticks hold a moist wipe. Enjoy your frozen treat, and then wash your hands and face! | |
| 2016 | Rachel Hall | 5 | Mill Hall, PA | Snap Skirt | If you have a skirt that is too short, attach a strip of fabric with the Snap Skirt. | |
| 2016 | Caleb Rieck | 5 | Jersey Shore, PA | Diabetes Organizer | This device sorts diabetes supplies like meters, glucose tabs, snacks, pump supplies, etc. so that I know where everything is. | |
| 2016 | Vienna McIntosh | 5 | Mill Hall, PA | Survival Coat | This coat has a lining to save your life! If you are lost or stranded, find hand warmers, mirror, compass, gum, rope, filtered drinking straw, and much, much more! | |
| 2016 | Sarah Hofius | 7 | Concord, OH | Swifter Lifter | This is a conveyor belt that attaches to the stair rail to help disabled or elderly people move laundry or other heavy objects up the stairs. | |
| 2016 | Lucy Haura | 3 | Tampa, FL | Cushy Tushy School Supply Holder | This school chair cushion has attached side pockets to hold folders and pencils while softening the hard seat. | |
| 2016 | Sara Makboul | 8 | Acworth, GA | SorberBalls | Millimeter-sized beads are dispersed on soil, concrete and mulch. After rain, the beads absorb 45% of excess water that hasn't filtered into the ground. This repeats for 7-9 years to prevent storm water pollution that contains animal waste and other run-offs. | |
| 2016 | Andrew Ng | 7 | Hollywood, MD | Conductivity Relationship to Dehydration | This is a cheap, efficient way to detect dehydration by using a multimeter to measure the resistance of sweat. | |
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| 2015 | Avery Went | 3 | Dublin, OH | Healthy Pillow | The Healthy Pillow has a pocket sewn in the front of the pillow case for insertion of moisturizing menthol scented tissues. This provides a soothing menthol aroma to aid decongestion and avoids applying messy menthol ointment. This invention helps one to achieve a better night sleep as it is no longer necessary to get up and reapply mentholated ointment or reach for a tissue. | |
| 2015 | Kristin Bobo | 6 | Cumming, GA | Bag Tracker | The Bag Tracker is a piece of luggage with an embedded RFID tag that allows travelers to track their luggage by downloading corresponding Bag Tracker app. The Bag Tracker technology is built into the luggage, remaining hidden and eliminating the risk of losing a detachable RFID tag. | |
| 2015 | Eliana Van Cor | 6 | Dover, ID | “Winter Cowboy” Western Winter Bridle | Bridle is natural & animal-friendly with a leather bit with wooden shanks devoid of metal, which can damage teeth, strain the lungs, pull hair and cause frostbite in the animal’s mouth. It has leather reins and a headstall made of soft suede cowhide with fur. The result is a bridle that is more comfortable and humane for the horse making them less likely to rear, buck and bolt while riding. | |
| 2015 | Introduction to Oceanography, Class of Spring 2015 | University of Akron | Akron, OH | Life-sized model of an Orca ("Killer Whale") | This life-sized inflatable was constructed to scale and is approximately 30 feet long. Created for service learning to the area educational community, University students prepared a unit of lessons with cross-curricular activities that meet academic content standards for language arts, science, math and social studies. | |
| 2015 | McKenzie Blanc, Maci Grizzell, Chauncey Livingston & Elija Reeves | 5 | Rineyville, KY | Wrist-Mist | This is a waterproof wristband that contains an insulin-filled capsule to emit a light spritz of insulin onto the wearer’s skin for absorption. The band may replace or help supplement the use of insulin needle injections for diabetics. A built-in timer alerts the wearer when the capsule needs to be replaced. | |
| 2015 | Dylan Oster | 12 | Lake Oswego, OR | Signal Safety Shot | For student shooters at a gun range, a gun that is equipped with this invention is disabled unless it is pointed down range. | |
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| 2014 | Grace Boyd | 4 | Duncanville, TX | Auto Doggie Washer 2000 | A portable dog washing gadget to make this chore easy and convenient. | |
| 2014 | Joonho Oh | 4 | Dublin, OH | Wash Your iPad | ||
| 2014 | Mark Leschinsky | 3 | Mahwah, NJ | Self Disinfecting HazMat Suit | ||
| 2014 | Leah Fast | 5 | Moundridge, KS | Long Udderwear | ||
| 2014 | Jonathan Steinke | 7 | Dublin, OH | Grab 'n' Gulp | ||
| 2014 | Ross Fuller | Grade 5 | Jersey Shore, PA | Brush Faucet | ||
| 2014 | Hope Frye | Grade 4 | Oakland Twp, MI | Handle Arthritis | ||
| 2014 | Emily Graham | Grade 5 | Lock Haven, PA | Top Bunk Essentials Caddy | ||
| 2014 | Macy Conley | Grade 5 | Staffordsville, KY | Key Chain Can Opener | ||
| 2014 | Sammy Sommerkamp | Grade 6 | Pataskala | Workout Wonder | ||
| 2014 | Kasey Jackson | Grade 4 | Cedar Hill, TX | Sports Bra Patch Pocket | Never lose your keys again with this handy addition for your jogging wear. | |
| 2014 | Katelyn Candido | Grade 4 | DeSoto, TX | Backflipper 3000 | A safe and comfortable spotting tool for learning gymnastic backflips. It adjusts to 3 different sizes for varying child heights. | |
| 2014 | Paige Risser | Grade 5 | Greeley, CO | Velcro Notebook | The entire cover of the notebook is made of Velcro™. Attach the Velcro™ to any writing utensil then attach it to the notebook. You can even attach it to a pencil bag! Never lose your pencil while writing in a notebook again! | |
| 2014 | Kathryn Russo | Grade 8 | Highland, NY | Ski and See | When beginner skiers are learning, this device allows them to view ski traffic approaching from behind. This reflective mirror device attaches to ski poles. | |
| 2014 | Jessica Holte | Grade 3 | Post Falls, ID | E-Z Moo Milk Dispenser | This invention includes a cap that screws onto a normal milk container. After the connector is in place, flip the nozzle control and milk comes out. The connector can be used with most types of gallon milk containers. | |
| 2014 | Kira O'Connor | Grade 7 | Edmond, OK | Dishwasher Stilts | A way to load or unload the dishwasher without bending down to help individuals with disabilities. | |
| 2014 | Cate Sievers | Grade 5 | Santa Monica, CA | Whitebook Book Cover | A notebook with a whiteboard for a front cover and a pocket inside for holding dry erase markers. | |
| 2014 | Isabella Biondi | Grade 4 | Denver, NC | Recycling Mailbox | Mailbox with a plastic tube below to receive unwanted mail for recycling. | |
| 2014 | Azaria Donaldson | Grade 8 | Highland, NY | Bread Toaster & Butter Cutter | A glass toaster to allow the user to view the bread as it browns to perfection. The butter cutter automatically senses and slices butter in consistent portions. | |
| 2014 | Neehar Banerjee | Grade 9 | Rochester, MN | Water Water Everywhere Conservation System | Water conservation through computer-based sprinkler system. | |
| 2014 | Lars Boehme | Grade 4 | Rochester, MI | Venti-Bag | A ventilated bag for storing and separating snow gear for carrying home. | |
| 2014 | Emily Defini | Grade 8 | Highland, NY | Bat Warmer | An insulated fabric sleeve to fit a ball bat with pockets for hand warmers to warm the bat during cold seasons. | |
| 2014 | Ariana McKenzie | Grade 4 | Cedar Hill, TX | Toothpaste Brush | ||
| 2014 | Wanda Drost | Grade 4 | Cedar Hill, TX | Jogging Friend | A water bottle strap system to hold the bottle in the front of a runner. Also equipped with a light. | |
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| 2013 | Daniel Kaufman | Grade 5 | Moundridge, KS | Dan’s Hold-A-Bird | The invention holds the legs of a chicken in place while the chicken is bathed. It is a wooden base with padded holes that secures the chickens feet in place. The chickens are calm and docile while being bathed. | |
| 2013 | Clara Burns | Grade 2 | New York, NY | Occupational Therapy Putty for Handwriting and Fun | The invention is putty with laminated paper and small toys inside. A dry erase marker is on the side. Kids can squeeze the putty, try to find the toys hidden in the putty and write on the laminated paper when it is retrieved. | |
| 2013 | Benjamin Spector | Grade 9 | Herndon, VA | Mood Balloons | After lengthy hospital stays, Ben invented Mood Balloons so kids can express how they are feeling. The product has peel and stick sheets of vinyl cling facial expressions that can be affixed to Mylar balloons creating emotional faces. | |
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| 2012 | Tanner Resch | Grade 3 | Hanford, WI | Bob, the Picture Fish | It is a mechanical fish that swims underwater and takes photographs through remote control. | |
| 2012 | David Li | Grade 8 | Commack, NY | Emergency Shut Off Valve | This valve senses seismic waves and automatically shuts off the natural gas coming into a home. It can be applied to other gas sources. | |
| 2012 | Laura & Michelle Diggans | Grades 10 & 11 | Medfield, MA | Tire Iron Caddy | Convenient way to loosen nuts that have been put on a tire by a pneumatic wrench. | |
| 2012 | Jennifer Bohac | Texas A & M | College Station, TX | Exercise Wheel Underneath the Desk | Physical, mental, and financial benefits to exercising while at a desk. Can be used by students or employees. | |
| 2012 | Matt Balsinger, Philip Coe, Dave Drusky, Eric Evans, Amber Flores, Meredith Grom, Brandon Hartman, David Homer, Kenneth Jambor, Mike Kekic, Jennifer Knapp, Ashley Layland, Pete Nolan, Daniel Patchin, Zach Rhodes, Ryan Sheehan, Logan Sheptock, Carrie Steinfurth, Ben Subotin, Anthony Wahl | 
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Akron, Ohio | Life-Sized model of a Blue Whale | The constructed inflatable baleen whale is approximately 105 feet long, 30 feet in circumference. The structure is made from 6 mil plastic sheeting with one side left clear to teach anatomy such as bone structure. Elementary and middle school students will be able to view the whale at several local schools where they will be invited to walk inside. University students have prepared a unit of lessons with cross-curricular activities that meet academic content standards for language arts, science, math and social studies. The project is currently being considered by the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest animal replica. | |
| 2012 | Blue Whale | Watch YouTube Behind the Scenes video here! | ||||
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| 2011 | Devin Tweedy | 4 | Argyle, IA | Vent Trap | For safety and ease of retrieval, this device prevents items from falling to far. Allows airflow and can be easily cleaned. | |
| 2011 | Weston Kennedy | 7 | Lutz, FL | Grass Paper | To prevent scarcity of trees and protect wildlife habitats, make paper out of grass. Since many citizens throw away most of their lawn grass, recycling centers can use that grass to make paper. | |
| 2011 | Andrew Sheldrick | 4 | Rochester Hills, MI | Lighted Retriever | Lighted long-reach tweezers to retrieve blockage from garbage disposals. Safe and effective, home owners can use these to avoid calling a service provider. | |
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| 2010 | Noah Floyd | 6 | Merritt Island, FL | Quizzer | The Quizzer is an educational board game with a nearly unlimited variety of ways to enjoy its use. The variety of topics and questions are endless. This computer-assisted board game was made so that a player does not have to spend hours looking for a good educational board game. It allows the players to switch topics, change the questions and play. The creator chooses categories and then questions. Once the questions and categories are made, you are ready to play. | |
| 2010 | Giselle Lauway | 6 | Miami, FL | The IncredaGrabber | The IncredaGrabber is designed to help people who have been in accidents or have injuries in their arm which makes them unable to lift their arm high enough to reach things from up or down. It also helps short people to reach high objects. It comes with an LED light close to the grabber and includes magnets. It aids the elderly to get items from high spaces and off the floor without bending. | |
| 2010 | Natalie Martinez | 6 | Miami, FL | Handy Holder | The Handy Holder is a special device that helps people with rheumatoid arthritis. Since people with this condition have stiff and painful joints in their hands, the Handy Holder helps them carry grocery bags. Since often the bags have heavy objects that weigh down a person's fingers and hurt their joints, this Handy Holder prevents the bag from applying excessive weight on their fingers. | |
| 2010 | Jessica Navarrette | 6 | Miami, FL | KS 400 Knee Scooter | The purpose of the KS400 Knee Scooter is to allow a disabled person with a foot disability to scoot along on wheels at a moderate pace, moving at a much faster pace than if they were to walk with crutches. Also, they do not have to carry their bag because they may conveniently place it in the basket located in front of the scooter. This invention makes it easier to get from one destination to another with less risk of injury than if they used crutches. The Knee Scooter is less expensive than a wheelchair and also more maneuverable. It doesn't require the large spaces and oversized doors that a wheelchair needs. | |
| 2010 | Athena Ortega | 6 | Homestead, FL | Bend-A-Crutch | The Bend-A-Crutch makes crutches less cumbersome when not in use. For example, a person who has a broken leg and uses crutches goes to a restaurant. This creates a problem of where to place the crutches without getting in the way of the server or another customer. With the Bend-A-Crutches, the crutches fold easily and fit under the chair. The Bend-A-Crutch will not bend unexpectedly, because it has a latch. It is easy to store, and can fit in boxes, under beds, under chairs, in closets and takes up less space than regular crutches. | |
| 2010 | Domenica Parades | 6 | Miami, FL | The Swivler | ||
| 2010 | Brandon Pavon | 6 | Miami, FL | The Money Helper | This invention helps elderly, disabled and sight challenged people identify paper currency. The "Money Helper" has color-coded peel-off stickers that have raised numbers making it easier to recognize the currency by touch and color. | |
| 2010 | Andrea Rogue | 6 | Miami, FL | The Super Wonderful Cane | This Super Wonderful Cane is useful for people who have problems walking. The cane holds a drink, an Ipod, a bell which will warn cars to stop, and lastly, an umbrella which the person can use when it's raining. | |
| 2010 | Tyler Sarkisian | 3 | Rochester, MI | Marshmallow Roaster | This is a Marshmallow Roaster stick which holds up to 9 marshmallows at a time. It comes with a convenient stand and is made of non-stick coated steel for easy clean up. | |
| 2010 | Sofia Scott | 6 | Miami, FL | The Braille Shelf | ||
| 2010 | Siena Vadakal | 6 | Miami, FL | Aaah-Ven | The Aaah-ven is a stovetop oven with a couple of improvements. It heats up or bakes goods without any problems, such a s burning yourself or having to harm your back by bending over to take baked products in or out. The Aaah-ven is very useful to any person that likes to cook, especially for grandparents. It operates by rails supporting the doors to slide out. The door has racks connected to them so that once you pull them out, the racks are immediately in front of you. | |
| 2010 | Zachery Veiner | 6 | Miami, FL | Glow Cane EA | The Glow Cane EA (Extended Arm) is a cane and a grabber combined in one item. The Invention allows the user to walk to an item that they wish to grab using the cane. When they reach the item, the cane's claw closes over the item and allows the user to pick up the item without bending over. | |
| 2010 | Alec Walter | 6 | Miami, FL | The Handi-Towel | The Handi-Towel is a towel designed for the elderly, disabled, or anyone who has difficulty or pain using their hands. It allows for the user to dry his or herself off without having to grasp or clutch a towel. It allows gravity to do the work of holding the towel. People with severe arthritis, disfigured hands, or those that are missing fingers or thumbs would find this invention helpful. It allows the user to dry off without having to open and close their hands to hold the towel. | |
| 2010 | Anya Warren | 6 | Merritt Island, FL | Retro Leash | Retro Leash was invented so that surfers do not have to trip over their surfing leash when they are walking. It also avoids dragging the leash in the water. It attaches to the surfboard similarly to existing leashes. The surfer winds it up with a handle like a fishing pod. The drag is adjustable. It comes in various colors and lengths, depending on the size of the surfer and the surfboard. | |
| 2010 | Christian Yates | 6 | Merritt Island, FL | Math Rat | Math Rat is a unique board game. It is a bright blue board with flashy stickers, rats and cheese. It is fun to play and helps kids learn subtraction, multiplication, and addition---generally just become better at math. The board has rat holes in it for the cheesy dice in which to be tossed. When a player makes it into one of the holes and gets the math right, he/she gets gold points/ounces. The first one to reach 500 ounces of gold cheese wins! | |
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| 2009 | Nathan Berley | 4 | Denver, NC | Inflatable Gutter | The Inflatable Gutter is an invention that will decrease the number of injuries and deaths due to falling from a ladder or becoming electrocuted while cleaning out gutters. All you have to do is simply switch the electric air compressor on, and the compressor will pump air into this rubber bladder. As the bladder inflates to three inches wide and three inches tall, it will throw out the debris. The Inflatable Gutter comes in twenty foot strips. The bladder can be applied to the bottom inside of your gutter with water proof glue. This invention will make life easier and safer. | |
| 2009 | Carly Kaplan | 4 | Marietta, GA | Snug Bug | A stuffed animal bug that you take with you on sleep-overs or at sleep away camps. The purpose of the Snug Bug is to help children feel secure when they are sleeping away from home. Many children experience homesickness while they are on sleep-overs. When children are homesick, they can be comforted by hearing their parents' voices saying "goodnight" and seeing their parents' faces. The Snug Bug has a tape recorder so that children will be able to record their parents' voices saying something like, "Goodnight Sweetie, I love you." On the tape recorder there is also a light for kids who are scared of the dark. There is also a slot for children to put a picture of their parents. The Snug Bug is a simple device All kids have to do is hug that bug! | |
| 2009 | Juan Cruz, Terry Molina, Jairo Cuevas, Killian Leonard, Mauricio Urrego, John Estrada, Yobani Cruz, Dustin Grizzle, Katelynn Jaworski | 5 | Gainesville, GA | Ready Kid Desk | "SPECIAL CREATIVITY AWARD" A desk that helps students be organized, stay focused, and be prepared by having everything built into the desk. The desk has a tray that holds classroom material like: replacement erasers, pencils, staplers, and a hole puncher. It also has a silent pencil sharpener so it won't disrupt the class or teacher. The cubby hole is also longer and larger to fit most books. It was created to help all students in school be more organized, to help them keep track of their school/homework, and to make children less stressed out about school. | |
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| 2008 | No winners awarded this year due to lack of sponsor | |||||
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| 2007 | No winners awarded this year due to lack of sponsor | |||||
| 2006 | ||||||
| 2006 | Gal Bukshpan | Atlanta, GA | Magic Toothbrush | The Magic Toothbrush is a mix of a toothbrush and toothpaste. It works by squeezing the toothpaste, which goes into a tube to the toothbrush's bristles. | ||
| 2006 | James M. Fess | Rochester, NY | Skate Strap | Skate Strap easily lets you carry your skateboard when you get to places where you can't ride. The Skate Strap allows you to keep the skateboard on your back with the deck against your body so it won't be uncomfortable or get your clothes dirty from the wheels. You just slip one front wheel and the opposite back wheel into the slots in the strap and sling it on your shoulder. | ||
| 2006 | Kaileigh Kirton | Jacksonville, FL | Shifting Shovel | The Shifting Shovel has a perfect square in the middle of the shovel which is covered with wire netting. The wire netting is screwed down tightly to the shovel. This Shifting Shovel allows you to scoop up yard waste and dirt. The yard waste is free of dirt after being sifted. | ||
| 2006 | Lily Balshan | Atlanta, GA | Easy Pour | Easy Pour is a device that helps kids and the elderly pour heavy jugs of liquid with little effort. Easy Pour works like this: there is a holder for a jug of liquid, buy Easy Pour can only hold one size (gallon) and there is a dowel that helps the jug of liquid pour into the glass. | ||
| 2006 | Meg Horleman | Beach Haven Gardens, NJ | Spaghetti Fork | The Spaghetti Fork looks like a regular fork, but the outside prongs have indentations shaped like circles with no bottoms. They are used for keeping spaghetti on your fork when you are eating it. | ||
| 2006 | Michael Vawter | Westerville, OH | Robo Switch | A computerized, energy management system designed to control the energy usage of a home or office to prevent power outages and conserve electricity. The Robo Switch has a patent pending. The Robo Switch can be mounted on any exiting light switch and has internal sensors for light, motion, and temperature, as well as an external door sensor and various wireless sensors. | ||
| 2006 | Rory Petersen | Jacksonville, FL | Power On-The-Go Backpack | The Power On-The-Go Backpack uses a solar panel that is glued to the outside of a backpack. This solar panel takes the energy from the sun and converts it into electric power. The transformer inside the backpack changes the electric power to run any electronic device. The transformer has six different plugs and voltages so you can use many electronic devices. | ||
| 2006 | Samuel Gaillard | Atlanta, GA | Bag Boy | The purpose of the Bag Boy is to be able to carry a lot more bags at a time without having to stop and drop them. The invention is made by putting some hangers together with a clamp and putting a foam handle at the top. The invention was then painted gold and red. | ||
| 2006 | Sarah Jacobs | Atlanta, GA | Flipper Flopper Peanut Butter Jar | The Flipper Flopper Peanut Butter Jar has lids at both ends so there is no waste. It avoids the problem of scraping the bottom of the jar and getting sticky hands. The jar is flipped over when the peanut butter gets about halfway down. | ||
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| 2005 | Ashlye Lutz | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Bicycle Basketball Holder | This is a tapered metal basket attached behind the seat of the bicycle. This carrier securely holds the basketball through friction. It allows the bicycle rider to safely ride while using both hands on the handlebars. | |
| 2005 | Candace Ingol | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Waste Basket Holder | To help hold the bag up and keep it from falling in the waste basket. | |
| 2005 | Cristian A. Oncescu | Grade 12 | Plano, TX | Local and Remote Earthquake Damage Warning System | The present invention relates to an efficient and inexpensive system for local and remote warning of earthquake-induced damage consisting of two components: (1) an original device for local warning of earthquake-induced damage on a building or structure (Damage Assessment System (DAS), and (2) an original processing software for remote warning (Damage Warning Program (DWP). Rapid reporting of shake levels in a populated area is very important and helpful to focus emergency response efforts in the zones where damage is likely to be the greatest. | |
| 2005 | Daniel Touzinsky | Age 10 | Westerville, OH | Baby Cart Buddy | Made of durable vinyl, this invention is a personal cushioned tube that attaches by Velcro around the shopping cart handle keeping babies who hold and/or try to chew the cart handles safe and germ free. It is washable, easy to carry, easy to install, and inexpensive to own. | |
| 2005 | De'Andre Holland | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Pet Palace | This dog containment center feeds, waters, and also takes care of the dog's waste. It is used when the dog owner is away from home for extended hours. | |
| 2005 | Derek Harris | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Seed Puncher | A tool for planting seeds in a bald area, on a slope, or in any hard-to-grow area. | |
| 2005 | Dylan Barletto | Age 11 | Paducah, KY | Inhaler Regulator (for Scuba Diving) | This unique idea combines the inhaler for Asthma attacks with the scuba diving regulator. This will allow people with Asthma to scuba dive with more confidence and not worry about an Asthma attack in deep water. | |
| 2005 | Jasmine Hopson | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Elevated Plant Waterer | A watering device for plants that are too high to reach without a ladder. | |
| 2005 | Jordan Hoffman | Age 12 | Westerville, OH | Ident-A-Can | This manufactured invention is a small rectangular plastic clip that fits perfectly over any size soda pop can pull top tab. The plastic clip comes in different colors to identify your can. Future ideas include themes, and also textured clips for blind and colorblind people. | |
| 2005 | Lauren Scafidi | Grade 3 | Clarkston MI | Qwesty | A device to improve communication between active parents and inquisitive children. When a child has a question, he simply places 'Qwesty' on the parent's arm, letting the parent know that their attention is desired. When the parent is ready he'll answer the question and give 'Qwesty' back to the child. | |
| 2005 | Matt Irons | Grade 10 | Warminster PA | Shake Zap Charger | A power source to power portable devices using Faraday's Principle of Induction. It is a generator that works as the person walks. A magnet passes through a metal coil generating electricity with each step. | |
| 2005 | Max Wallack | Grade 4 | Framingham MA | Walk and Wait Cane | A cane with a fold out seat, allowing people with limited mobility to sit and rest while they are out on the go. | |
| 2005 | Melvin Prince, Jr. | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Key Safe Knob | ||
| 2005 | Mitchell Rose | Age 17 | Scarsdale, NY | Fil-a-pac | This patented invention is two inventions that organize backpacks into filing systems. The first is a removable, flexible insert with dividers to help organize student work, papers, books, etc. The second is a backpack with five separate compartments that are closed with different color zippers. | |
| 2005 | Monique Knox | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Cake Cutter | A device to make cutting cake fun and easy, not messy. | |
| 2005 | Nicolette Marie Mann | Age 11 | Christiansburg, VA | Piano 'Peddles' for Beginners | This invention is an attachment for piano pedals which extends and raises the level of reach for young piano students. | |
| 2005 | Ruthanna Sonntag | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Paint Roller Spinner | "Paint Roller Spinner" to clean a paint roller faster and more efficiently, using centrifugal force to spin and clean the roller. | |
| 2005 | Shawn Ellison | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Mass Movement Warning Device | An invention to detect and identify mass movements on the surface of the earth, such as landslides. | |
| 2005 | Tearues Merrit | Grade 8 | Akron, OH | Energy Donut | This is a donut-shaped sandbag made of fire-resistant material, weighing about two pounds. The "Energy Pot Donut" fits around the handle of the lid of a pan, which is used on an electric stove. This "Energy Donut" with its added weight (2 lbs.) increases the contact between the pan and the electric coil, which in turn speeds up the boiling rate of the pan by approximately 12%. | |
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| 2004 | Ali Paquette | Grade 3 | Westerville, OH | E-Z Buttonz | For very small children and adults with hand disabilities, E-Z Buttons fastens clothing together using magnets. | |
| 2004 | Bianca Casari | Grade 9 | Woodland Hills, CA | Lingo Tango | "Lingo Tango" This word game is based on Latin and Greek roots and prefixes of the English language. This fun game increases one's vocabulary. | |
| 2004 | Brenton Hicks and R.J. Lopez | Grade 8 | Merritt Island, FL | Moisture Detective Sensors | By combining a M sensor that measures moisture in soil and a Time Domain Transmission that uses an electrical pulse, this provides a more accurate measurement of soil moisture content. This will maintain optimum moisture content thereby improving watering efficiency. | |
| 2004 | Brian Clement | Grade 8 | Longview, TX | Airless Paint Can | This novel invention is a plastic, accordion-shaped plastic paint can that can collapse and squeeze out air as paint is used. This prevents paint from "skinning over' or 'blobbing' as the paint gets old. | |
| 2004 | Clay McMullen | Grade 5 | Chesterland, OH | TEKLOCK | "TEKLOCK" An improved, affordable lock for your locker uses a RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) with an ID card/tag. It is faster and there is no combination to remember. | |
| 2004 | David Lopez | Grade 6 | Columbus, OH | C.C. Medi-Cap | To avoid prescription medicine mix-ups, color coded labels are placed on prescription bottle caps. | |
| 2004 | Erika Monnier | Grade 2 | Versailles, OH | Swimming Bumper Pads | Cushioned bumper pads are attached to the end of swimming pools to prevent injury. This is especially good for young swimmers in training who often 'crash their heads' and hurt their arms on the ends of the swim lane. | |
| 2004 | Jun-jeong Park | Grade 11 | McLean, VA | Improved Door Videophone | To improve the Door Videophone, Jun-Jeong redesigned it to include a movable camera lens that can be mass-produced and also included a message recording system so a visitor can leave a message for the homeowner. | |
| 2004 | Max Wallack | Grade 3 | Framingham MA | Pool Plunger | To retrieve items dropped in a pool, this long-pole device allows the user to pull the plunger to suck-up keys, coins, toys, etc. without going into the pool. | |
| 2004 | Sierrah Macocha | Grade 4 | Oxford, MI | E-Z Measure | This tool is a plastic squeeze bottle with a tube and a small measuring cup attached to the top. You can squeeze liquids, such a medicine, into the measuring cup. It is a fast, non-spill, no mess way to take liquid medicine. | |
| 2004 | Van R. Foster II | Grade 7 | Columbus, OH | Coil Reminder | Inserts placed in strategically inside a coil of stamps will remind the user how many stamps remain on the roll. | |
| 2004 | Winnona Maddrey | Grade 3 | Columbus, OH | GoScopes | These are high powered microscopes that can be worn on the head for convenience and to save space. | |
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| 2003 | Ari Edelman | Chico, CA | Watch with a Recorder | The W.w.R. is a wristwatch that has a recorder that you can put in a message and time to remind you to do something. It can load multiple messages for different times. There are attachable earphones, so the watch alarm doesn't bother others. | ||
| 2003 | Bryson Fricke | Chico, CA | Alarm Pillow | A pillow with a built-in alarm vibrates to wake you and does not have a buzzer or bell. This allows the sleeper to awake without disturbing others in the same room. | ||
| 2003 | Henry Hernandez | Chico, CA | Super Tape Dispenser | This tape dispenser has a built-in retractable tape measurer extending from the bottom in the same direction the tape is released. This conserves tape so there isn't waste. | ||
| 2003 | Jacob Dunnack | Grade 4 | Willimantic, CT | JD Batball | A plastic bat with a removable locking cap. The balls are stored inside. | |
| 2003 | James Fess | Age 10 | Rochester, NY | Clean Cap | A plastic cover fits over the top of a soda pop can and this keeps the drinking surface clean and germ free. | |
| 2003 | Mary Ann Guglietta and Alicia Rumely | Grade 5 | Bernardsville, NJ | Flour Power | A plastic rolling pin filled with flour. It has drilled holes to release flour as it rolls over the dough. | |
| 2003 | Samantha Carle | Grade 6 | Bernardsville, NJ | Sleepover Pillow | This is a pillow and carry bag in one so you can pack your overnight things and only need to carry the sleepover pillow and a sleeping bag. There are several pockets that are labeled for storage. | |
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| 2001 | Annie Front | San Anselmo, CA | Blackberry Picker | Annie's invention consists of a pair of scissors and a can attached to the end of a long pole. Operated by a string, the Blackberry Picker cuts the blackberries from the branch, and they fall into the can for easy retrieval without the operator getting his or her arms all scratched up. Annie is a 4th grader at Wade Thomas Elementary School. | ||
| 2001 | Diamond Suttles | Akron, OH | Combustibles Demonstrator | Eleven-year-old Diamond, a fourth grader at Edge Academy in Akron, Ohio, has come up with an idea that might make it easier for other students to understand combustibles when studying science. Frey Elements, a national classroom equipment wholesaler, has purchased Diamond's idea for inclusion in their next catalog. Frey will also pay Diamond royalty money for each kit it sells. | ||
| 2001 | Virginia Sweeney | Chester, CT | Enviro Filter | Virginia attends 7th grade at John Winthrop Junior High School in Deep River, Connecticut. Virginia's invention, the Enviro Filter, helps prevent water pollution caused by the exhaust of motorboats. The Enviro Filter easily fastens to the exhaust of an outboard motor to catch the oil that is normally ejected into the water. Good job, Virginia! | ||
| 2000 | Ivy Summer Lumpkin | Grade 3 | Columbus, Ohio | Twilight Post | Ivy Lumpkin's invention is a lighted address mail post which is visible at night for anyone to see. The device consists of a clear acrylic tube 3' tall and 1' wide. The lighting system is made of two battery-operated fluorescent night lights. Attached to the top of the post is a standard mailbox. | |
| 2000 | James and Jason Kwak | Millbraer, CA | Heating Zone Blender, Programmable Fan, and Cold Resistance Tank | James and Jason Kwak submitted three ideas, all of which are creative and useful. Their first, the Heating Zone Blender, is an improvement over the typical household food processor in that it contains a heating element in its base that can warm the bowl before, during, and after mixing the ingredients. The Programmable Fan allows the user to program the exact angles at which a pivoting floor fan should blow so as to provide the maximum cooling effect. The Cold Resistance Tank is a large beverage container that keeps cold drinks cold, without changing their taste when the ice melts. | ||
| 2000 | Lisa Marie Wright | Columbus, Ohio | Auto-Off Candle | Lisa Wright's invention, the "Auto-Off" Candle is a safer candle which, when left unattended, stops burning after a preset amount of time. The candle is presently being manufactured in different "off times" of 15-, 30-, 45- and 60-minute intervals. Lisa's design has won the local science fair 1st place award, but her greatest reward is to know that her invention may saves lives. |
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