Among the special awards handed out to inventors at INPEX are four regional awards. INPEX exhibitors are grouped by country, and winners for “Best Invention” are selected from Europe, the Far East, the Pacific Rim and the Americas (North and South). Since we have inventors and delegations from all over the world at INPEX, choosing a winner in each category is no easy task. In today’s blog, I’d like to formally announce the INPEX 2008 winner for Best Invention of the Americas. And that winner is:

Best Invention of the Americas
Mitch Marcovici, New Providence, N.J., U.S.A.

Mitch received the award for his invention, the “ScrewMaster™” – a tool that enables individuals to tighten and loosen screws more efficiently. Mitch came up with the idea for his invention after working with screwdrivers that he felt just weren’t getting the job done optimally.

“I had to unscrew a long bolt and it took a long time,” said Marcovici. “That caused me to think of a faster and more practical screwdriver.”

As a solution, he devised the “ScrewMaster”, which would double, or quadruple the speed of fastening or loosening a screw or nut – while requiring no additional torque from the user. Made from steel materials, the invention would feature a design similar to traditional screwdrivers, but with an added “Efficient Mechanical Rectifier” application that makes screwing quicker and easier.

Congratulations to Mitch on receiving the Best Invention of the Americas award at InventHelp’s 2008 INPEX Invention Show! In addition to this award, Mitch also was named INPEX Grand Prix Second Runner-Up and awarded $2,000.

Here are the other regional award winners from INPEX 2008:

Best Invention of the Pacific Rim
Chua Kek Heng, DiagnoCARD, Malaysia

Best Invention of the Far East
Lim, Jung-Min, Tutu CupHolder, Korea

Best Invention of Europe
Rudolph Harbeck, Mobile Flood Protection, Germany

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