Invention Convention Wrap-Up

Invention Convention is an international invention contest held annually by Houghton Mifflin Company. The intent of this contest is to encourage creativity and problem solving skills among students. Participants in the program identify a need or solve a problem by following the same steps and patent application procedures that an inventor would follow in patenting an invention.

Categories	Invention Name	Winners
Best Environmental Invention	Chilly Pup Snake Radar Motorized Mixer	Jack Mabley Logan Walker Elena Mathis
Best Fun and Leisure Invention	Head Tunes	Liberty Baker
Most Practical and Useful Invention	HCH	Jack DiNovo
Most Marketable Invention	Super Spoon	Laurel Griffin
Most Original and Unique Invention	Purfect Temp	Avery Evans
Best Layout/Design/Creative Tri-fold Board	Back Off My Bumper Workin’ On Wheels	Alexis Bielinski Byars Langdon
Best Technological Breakthrough Invention	SmartLocker	Emmie Casey
Most Out-of-the-Box Invention	Pooch Pouch	Eliza Cho