Richardson junior high student receives patent for hearing-impaired sports bracelet

by PegNews wire

Celia's device—which she came up with in fourth grade—transmutes a sports whistle's sound into a vibration and visual cue.

As a fourth-grader at Canyon Creek Elementary three years ago, Celia Beron was pondering how to approach that year's Invention Convention competition.

A soccer player, Celia attended a soccer skills clinic that year, where a fellow player was hearing-impaired. She wondered how such athletes would know when the whistle was blown during a game, and decided to focus her invention on this.

So Celia's idea was a device, such as a sports-appropriate wristband, which allows an individual to feel a vibration and see a visual cue when a signal is sent. Celia's idea was judged the "most patentable" that year by Invention Convention sponsor Baker, Botts, L.L.P., who began the process of helping her apply for a U.S. patent.

Now a Richardson North Junior High student, her patent was recently granted, and she was honored at Baker Botts for her achievement.

Source: Richardson ISD