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Gates Invention & Innovation Program

2012 Gates Invention Winners Announced

In the grades 5/6 category, Sam Cohen was awarded the $500 first place for his invention called Light Sense. He was also given a provisional patent nod for the product, which is designed to remedy inefficient lighting.
The second place award of $400 went to Oliver Greenwald and Sam Nassif for Drip Drop, a device to keep hands clean from melting ice cream cones. The two were also awarded a patent nod. Lila Arnold earned $300 for third place with her innovative solution to magazine waste, The Erosing Envelope. Honorable mention, a prize of $200, was given to Meriel Upton for her invention, Snap Easy, a way to overcome difficult clothing closures.

Among seventh and eighth graders, Keelan Woodard earned the top prize for his Glisse Cast Slide. His invention would help people with casted arms write more easily.

Erin O’Shaughnessy and Lacey Rifkin were awarded second place and a patent nod for The Super Stopper that prevents misplaced jewelry. Eli Mills' QR Code ID Tag won third place in this division.
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