Congratulations to the Winners of the 2007 Neat Ideas Fair!

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Best Exhibit Awards

1^st prize: Tyler Grushkowitz, Amanda Gonzales, Phil Boutelle, Marlon Hernandez, Tim  Lee, Fernando Rios, Mohammad Asgari, and Lu Hoang for Solar Cogenerator

2^nd prize: Danilo Carrasco,Cortland Klein, Shawn Mcvey, Heather Thomas, Harshraj Ghai, and Hank Wang for Net Secretary

3^rd prize: Derrick Gallego, Phuc Nguyen, Habib Aziz, Ryan Ranola, Gustavo Salinas, and Ryan Goodwin for Box Spouts

 

Written Summary Awards

1^st prize: Asbjorn Osland for Joint Venture: Climate Protection Partners

2^nd prize: Evan Currid, Agha Media, Dave Lawson, Charlotte Edelen, and Kerry Hew for BayCom LLC

3^rd prize: Prashant Bhatt, Tony Lee, Jonathan Lee, Alim Prasetio, and Nicole Chapman for The YouDubbed Program Software

 

Elevator Pitch Awards

1^st prize: Cortland Klein for Rewind

2^nd prize: Joseph Aizawa for Spider Bike Lock

3^rd prize: Dave Lawson for BayCom LLC

 

People's Choice Award

1^st prize: Ryan Gillespie, S. Zappia, K. Dudley, S. Bringuel, R. Dwisaksono, M. Layman, A. Worsham, A. Garcia, G. Hernandez, and K. Zafiro for Operation: Raising the Farm

2^nd prize: Tyler Grushkowitz, Amanda Gonzales, Phil Boutelle, Marlon Hernandez, Tim  Lee, Fernando Rios, Mohammad Asgari, and Lu Hoang for Solar Cogenerator

3^rd prize: Lo Man Kit Chris, Oscar Cordova, Gloria Haines, Daniel  Oquendo, and Mary  Do for Pegasus SkyEye

 

 

Idea Description

Solar Cogenerator: This idea is a solar congeneration system which utilizes waste heat from a concentrated photovoltaic (PV) array for an energy input for an industrial absorption refrigeration cycle.  Removing waste heat from a PV array will increase electrical efficiency by lowering cell operating temperatures. Heat removed from the PV cells will be suitable to operate an industrial-sized absorption refrigeration.  Harnessing the suns energy as both electrical and thermal will improve overall system efficiency while matching hours of maximum cooling demands with maximum sun radiation.

Net Secretary: The organization provides a time management service for companies and executives. It is an Internet based service that helps executives and their employees coordinate their calenders (meetings and tasks) online. It can also be used by individuals (working mothers, college students) to help organize daily routines.

Box Spouts: Special box that makes pouring cereal easier.

Joint Venture: Climate Protection Partners: Climate Protection Partners makes it easy to support greenhouse gas reduction projects in your own home town, where you, your children, and your friends can see the results. Donations are tax deductible. Community groups that have 501(c)(3) status in participating cities will post projects to be funded on www.bringlight.com, a website that matches donors and projects. Donors then will choose the projects that appeal to them and the funds are transmitted through the website’s funding mechanism. Examples of the assistance contemplated are solar energy, fuel efficient vehicles and home audits, including appliance replacement.

BayCom LLC: Bay Com LLC's proprietary application DSR or Dial-Send-Read is an innovative new concept that integrates phone numbers and text messaging. The concept is simple. Mobile users dial a toll-free DSR phone number that initiates an automatic text message response. Text messages contain: Contact information, Current conditions, Event schedule, Sports scores, Sales events, Coupon codes and more.

The YouDubbed Program Software: The YouDubbed Program Software is established on the belief that there is a huge need for better global communication. The program will give a new meaning to convenient, multifunctional and easy to use language translation.

Rewind: Creating a reverse vending machine for companies to have.

Spider Bike Lock: A single multi-sectional bike lock securing all major parts of a bike especially expensive high-end bikes. This includes the front/rear wheels, the frame, and the seat. This bike lock is a single easy-to-use bike lock with multiple sections that locks the bike onto a stationary object.

Raising the Farm: Our team is in progress of implementing a innovative design to relieve the cronic back pain of strawberry pickers due to stoop labor. Our solution is to change modify the furrows by raising them to a height that doesn't require bending over very far. This cost effective solution is expected to both increase productivity, while increasing the quality of life of strawberry pickers.

Pegasus SkyEye: A embedded GPS system that is design for children.

 

 

News Oct. 20, 2007 The Silicon Valley Neat Ideas Fair has been selected in the final round of the Innovative Pedagogy for Entrepreneurship Education category in the USASBE 2008 Awards Competition! For more information on awards, visit: