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Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
CT teen wins national inventor award. His patent pending invention was inspired by helping his uncle
Nolan Kosciukiewicz did what any teen might do when they learn their invention has been nationally recognized. He celebrated. 'It was crazy. Right when I heard 'Super Flipper,' everyone went crazy. It was so amazing,' Nolan, 13, of Newington, said. 'It just means so much to me.' The John Wallace Middle School eighth grader qualified for the 2025 Invention Convention U.S. Nationals held at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan from June 4-6. He won the category for Household Organization and Appliances. He found out the good news about his invention, the Super Flipper, on Friday at a ceremony. The invention is a type of spatula. Nathan's win was under the Industry Award category. Kosciukiewicz needed to advance to state and regional competitions before qualifying for the U.S. Nationals. In all, more than 202,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade participated in Invention Convention Worldwide programs and 490, including Kosciukiewicz, made nationals in Michigan, according to the program. Steve Kosciukiewicz, Nolan's father, said Nolan had submitted the idea for Super Flipper in 2024 to earn him a selection in 2025. 'It gives you a year to refine a prototype and data and get ready for the competition,' Steve Kosciukiewicz said. The idea for the Super Flipper came from Nolan after being inspired by his uncle Paul, who has cerebral palsy. It's a lever-driven spatula. The user would press on the lever and the spatula spins 180 degrees. Steve Kosciukiewicz said his son is on the second prototype now and will be on his third for the product in the next few months. In all, this project is 18 months in the making so far. 'It's patent pending right now and by the end of next January we will be in a provisional patent state,' Steve Kosciukiewicz said. 'We have a year to finalize the design and drawings. We are working with a couple of different manufacturers now.' Steve Kosciukiewicz said his son is on every manufacturing call throughout the process and that he is interested in quality and not quantity when it comes to manufacturing. Steve Kosciukiewicz said his son's love for inventions comes from the side of his mother, Jen. Her late father was also an inventor; he invented 11 medical products. Jen Kosciukiewicz is a special education teacher at E.C. Goodwin Technical High School in New Britain, and Steve works at MobilityWorks in East Hartford. 'Nolan has an inventing table in the basement where he is always working,' Steve Kosciukiewicz said. 'This could not have been a better finish for him. He has worked so hard over the last year and pre-orders keep coming in.' Nolan Kosciukiewicz said the notion for the Super Flipper came to him after four months of thinking of ideas and it took another six to seven months to get to the phase of his first prototype. He was continually getting feedback from his uncle. 'It's a way for me to show my creativity and ideas to other people,' Nolan said. 'This award displays my desire to help others. I can invent things to help others. This shows how important it is to me.' Kosciukiewicz will be starting at Xavier High School in Middletown in the fall. According to a statement about the 2025 Invention Convention U.S. Nationals , more than 75 awards, including cash prizes, trophies, medals and patent applications were presented on Friday. This is the 10th year this event has taken place.
Malaysian Reserve
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Malaysian Reserve
The Henry Ford Welcomes Nearly 500 Youth Inventors for 10th Annual RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals June 4-6, 2025 in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation
DEARBORN, Mich., June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Henry Ford is proud to announce the return of RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals to its campus June 4-6, 2025. This event is in its tenth year and will once again be hosted in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. After advancing from state and regional competitions, nearly 500 K-12 students from across the country will display and present their inventions to judges alongside the greatest innovations in American history. The multi-day competition culminates on Friday, June 6, with an awards ceremony hosted by entertainment and technology television and podcast host and former The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation correspondent Albert Lawrence. Former NASA aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and citizen astronaut Aisha Bowe will join as a special guest speaker. As the founder of LINGO, Bowe is a nationally recognized advocate for STEM education and youth innovation. In April of 2025, she flew aboard Blue Origin's historic all-female mission. More than 75 awards, including cash prizes, trophies, medals and patent applications, will be presented. 'Invention Convention Worldwide (ICW) brings some of the brightest students in the country to The Henry Ford for three days of competition and invention education programming,' said Patirica Mooradian, president and CEO of The Henry Ford. 'ICW is a game-changer as these kids are learning critical skills, including creative thinking and problem solving, that lay the foundation for future success in the workforce.' Invention Convention Worldwide is a K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship, and creativity skills. The program builds confidence in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship for life. More than 202,000 K-12 inventors from across the country participated in Invention Convention Worldwide programs in 2025, with the hopes of advancing to the U.S. national competition. 'For over 30 years, we've supported Invention Convention Worldwide because young innovators embody the curiosity and engineering mindset that fuels breakthrough in aerospace and technology. Their innovative thinking and ability to solve problems are motivating and will be essential in driving our industry ahead' said Kristy Becerra, senior director of corporate social responsibility at RTX. Students are challenged to identify a problem in their own lives or communities and follow the seven steps of the invention process in The Henry Ford's free Invention Convention curriculum. Students compete and elevate through local and regional levels before advancing to the U.S. national competition. To participate, students must submit a video presentation of their invention, a prototype, an inventor's logbook showing the journey of their invention process, and a poster board highlighting key points of the invention process. The mission of The Henry Ford's Invention Convention Worldwide is to bring Invention Education to students everywhere. Organizations interested in bringing the year-long program to their region can get more information at
