#MakeWhatsNext Patent Program
The Microsoft #MakeWhatsNext Patent Program offers pro bono patent support to female students and other under-represented groups.
Our Mission
To encourage students of under represented groups to pursue a career in STEM and become inventors by providing pro bono patent support and education.Make What's Next Patent Program was established in 2016 to coincide with the celebration of International Women's Day.
Key Facts
122 - Inventors represented
29 - Patent applications filed
18 - Granted patents secured
25 - Volunteers including paralegals, patent engineers and attorneys
Teams
Canadian Valley Tech Center
2023The Canadian Valley Technology Center InvenTeam is creating a smart backpack to help students stay organized and manage essential items needed for their educational journey.
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Tucumcari High School
2023The Tucumcari High School InvenTeam intends to invent an alert for impending accidents between farming equipment to improve the safety of agricultural workers.
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Smart Netting System
2020-2021This Ohio high school team invented an intelligent netting system to decrease man-made debris that enter waterways from residential storm drains, posing a threat to animals who reside in nearby creeks and rivers.
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Heart & Sole
2018-2019An all-girl high school team from Pomona, California, developed an at-home device to aid in monitoring progress and development of the health of diabetics’ feet—through the gathering of useful and relevant medical data.
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Mosquito Agitator
2018-2019This high school team developed a device designed to disrupt mosquito breeding cycles by disturbing the surface tension of stagnant water, making it difficult for mosquitos to lay eggs and/or for pupae to transition into the adult stage.
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Troposphere
2018-2019A female climate scientist developed this air-quality monitoring system that tells you what’s in the air, identifies the source of any impurities, and provides recommendations that help you and your family breathe easy.
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Base Operations
2017-2018A female MIT MBA/MPP student and her team created an app based on the Waze API that allows users to report dangerous areas in a given geography. They successfully tested their app in Mexico and continue to test in other countries.
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Underwater Camera
2017-2018This high school team developed an underwater camera to study the prevalence of invasive species in the Great Lakes. The camera is able to take key measurements like salinity and pH level, and they are developing a fish recognition system.
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Smart Wallet
2017-2018This high school team developed a smart wallet that helps people who are blind or low vision sort their money into their wallet. They were inspired after watching a TV show where a blind man received a $1 bill instead of a $20 bill at a store.
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Tactile
2016-2017With only hours to spare at a hackathon, these female MIT engineering students developed a text-to-Braille device. When scanned over text, pins on top of the device translate the text into Braille.
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AfriGals
2016-2017Two young women from Uganda developed a mobile sickle cell diagnosis app, which allows people who aren’t doctors to diagnose sickle cell anemia with a simple app and phone attachment.
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CareNGrow
2016-2017A young female doctor in India developed an IoT system to monitor the health of children in rural areas, and help prevent diseases that go unnoticed because of a lack of doctors.
AMANDA
2016-2017This team from Greece created a virtual reality game to understand bullying. The system mimics experiences and monitors a user’s blood pressure, heart rate, and palm sweat.
Learn more about AMANDAPartnering with #MakeWhatsNext organization
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