[1988] Anne Marie invented a device to enable an assistance dog to pull it's owners wheelchair and she hasn't stopped inventing since.

Anne Marie began working on this invention when she was 7 years old. Her mother suffered from post-polio syndrome and had to be in a wheelchair on and off. She thought it would be a neat idea to tie a dog to the front of her mother's wheelchair so the dog could pull it.

She continues to work on perfecting this invention and has gone on to invent other things such as a better harness for assistance dogs that improves balance and bracing and a leash that requires very little motor control.

[1998] Krysta invented a device to blow cool air into a cast using a plastic tube, a modified aquarium pump and a nine-volt battery. She came up with it after going through several operations for cerebral palsy and being uncomfortable in her casts.

Krysta won third place in the Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competition and won the Lemelson-MIT Invention Apprenticeship in 1998.

She has kept on inventing too - she recently invented a water bicycle for both therapeutic and recreational uses.

[1991] At the age of 5 Chelsea helped her mother diaper her baby brother. She watched her mother making sure that she had powder and wipes along with a clean diaper before she started. Chelsea thought it would be easier to have everything in one place so she invented the Diaper Pocket. This is a diaper with a pocket that holds a wipe and a powder puff in it.

Chelsea entered her invention in Invent America! National competition when she was in Kindergarten and won first prize. She received a patent when she was 8 years old in 1994. Chelsea continued to invent - some of her other inventions include: "Sleeve Smoother" - a device to help iron sleeves, a battery operated heated ice cream scooper and a grease-fire detector for frying pans.

[1999] Kelly invented the thigh pack after seeing cowboys wearing holsters in Westerns on TV. She designed a pack to hold a portable video game player and games that ties onto your belt and around your thigh.

With feedback from friends at school, Kelly and her family made improvements on the pack and obtained a patent for the design. She developed a company TPak International of which she is the chairperson and they have sold nearly $1 million worth in Thigh Packs. She has even met with the pentagon and President Bush to discuss uses by the military

[1994] Wristies ® are devices to keep snow from getting into the sleeves of your coat and add extra warmth.

K.K. formed her own company - Wristies, Inc., She sold them on QVC, In December of 2003 the company sent some to Iraq for the U.S. Soldiers and they created a special version for the Toll Takers on the Mass Pike.

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[1989] Jeanie invented a stool that was built in to the bathroom vanity so that she could reach the sink. She was using a plastic step and thought it would be easier if she could just pull the step out from the vanity.

She entered a school contest when she was 7 and won first place. She received a patent for her invention in 1992 and when on to appear on TV shows and Inventor expositions.

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[1993] Makin Bacon is a device to cook bacon in the microwave. The bacon hangs on a rack so the fat falls into a tray underneath.

Abbey founded a company with her father, A. de F. Ltd., and sold her invention nationwide. Her product was endorsed by Good Housekeeping.

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[1988] Anne Marie invented a device to enable an assistance dog to pull it's owners wheelchair and she hasn't stopped inventing since.

Anne Marie began working on this invention when she was 7 years old. Her mother suffered from post-polio syndrome and had to be in a wheelchair on and off. She thought it would be a neat idea to tie a dog to the front of her mother's wheelchair so the dog could pull it.

She continues to work on perfecting this invention and has gone on to invent other things such as a better harness for assistance dogs that improves balance and bracing and a leash that requires very little motor control.

[1998] Kavita invented a lab safety device for bottles containing hazardous materials after watching her mother forget to put the gas cap back on after getting gas at the gas station.

She went on to invent a natural, non-toxic, biodegradable packaging paper to preserve food and got her second patent for that.

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Jennifer's first invention came when she was in 7th grade. She created a door mat with a vacuum cleaning device built in to clean the dirt off shoes. A year later she invented a machine that would dissolve a special ink that she created when it came in contact with a chemical.

She won first prize in Invent America! Competition for the state of New York for her Vacuum Dirt Mat and first place in her high School's annual invention convention for the "uncopy machine"

[1838] Margaret "Mattie" Knight invented a device to shut down machinery in a mill when something malfunctions to avoid injury when she was just 12 years old. She witnessed a worker injured at the factory that her brother was working at and invented this device to prevent further injury.

This was Mattie's first invention of many to follow. She later invented the machine that made paper bags flat on the bottom. Can you imagine what grocery shopping would be like if you had to carry envelope-shaped paper bags? She watched people hand make flat bottom bags and thought to herself "There has to be a way to make that happen with a machine."

She developed that idea and after a man tried to steal her idea, she won a court battle giving her the patent in 1870. Mattie was a great girl inventor who became a great woman inventor. You could do it too!

[1972] Two years later in 1974, she was the youngest female ever to receive a U.S. Patent.  The Glo-sheet enabled you to write in the dark.  Becky accomplished this by using phosphorescent paint that glows in the dark.  Business professionals, photographers, theatre critics, and emergency workers all took an interest in her invention. 

The US Navy and NASA also expressed interest in buying her invention.

[2000] At age 14, Natali invented a way to keep the liquid dispensers that her father used in his business to oil machinery from dripping down the sides after each use causing the outside of the container to be greasy for the operator to pick up.

[2000] Kaitlin invented a self training apparatus for Lacrosse.

Sporting Goods Manufacturing company - Brine markets her product and it is available for purchase. She received a patent in November 2002.

[2002] When Elise was 6 years old she entered a contest with her invention of a new Board game - The Mouse Round up. The players play cats trying to catch mice. The first player to catch 5 mice wins.

The contest was run by University Games and as part of the prize they produced her game for sale.

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[2001] Luisa, who lives in England, started making dolls when she was 12 years old. She called them "Little Bundies" and gave them to all of her friends.

With the help of Sir Richard Branson (founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Records) she set up a company to make the dolls. There are now 2 other companies making them and they are being sold in Hamleys - a famous toy shop in England.

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[1999] Meghan invented a safe, foam-based, "pocket rocket" toy that Kid Inventors of all ages can coil in their hands and then launch into the air.

Meghan developed the toy at age 13 and then served as the product manager. The product is sold throughout the world.

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[1970] JENGA is a game played with stackable wooden blocks. Leslie, a British Citizen, came up with the idea while living in Africa as a teenager. The word JENGA is Swahili for "build".

JENGA became the second best selling game in the world.

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