Past Collegiate Inventors Competition Winners
Learn about the student inventors who have excelled in the Collegiate Inventors Competition®. You can search our past competition winners by name, year or university.
AssistENT
One in eight people experiences difficulty breathing through the nose. This can hinder sleep and impact aerobic endurance during exercise or daily activities. AssistENT has created a flexible yet stable device that is worn completely within the nose and aids breathing by expanding nasal passages safely, comfortably, and discreetly. This invention is intended as an alternative to current treatments, such as external adhesive strips or invasive surgery.
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Clayton Andrews
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Talia Kirschbaum
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Pooja Nair
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Harrison Nguyen
Augment Health Bladder Management System
Over 6.5 million people in the U.S. alone have limited bladder sensation. They cannot feel when their bladder is full and often suffer incontinence. Many use incontinence products or a catheter and collection bag. Often, these solutions lead to urinary tract infections and are costly, difficult and embarrassing to manage. The Augment Health Bladder Management System is a noninvasive connection between a catheter and catheter valve that monitors the bladder and tells the user when it’s full via their smart device, eliminating the need for obtrusive incontinence products. This invention has the potential to reduce costs and infections, restore dignity and offer better quality of care.
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Stephen Kalinsky
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Jared Meyers
Autonomous Operation of Internal Combustion Engines on a Multitude of Fuels
This invention enables electronically controlled internal combustion engines to operate effectively on fuels of different physical and chemical properties. The state of the art technology autonomously readjusts engine systems based on a combustion sensor to achieve goals in power, fuel economy, and reduced emission.
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Tamer Badawy
Beta-Amino Acid Oligomers for Use as an Antibiotic
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