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Alaina Gassler: Camera-and-projector system that makes a car's A-pillar blind spot 'see-through'

Camera-and-projector system that makes a car's A-pillar blind spot 'see-through'.

WhereUSA
When2018–19
Age at the work13–14
IP outcomeNo public IP record found

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Camera-and-projector system that makes a car's A-pillar blind spot 'see-through'.

[Editor: expand to 500–900 words from the research notes (batch G / batches A–E): the problem they saw, how they approached it, a verified quotation if one exists, what happened next.]

IP note

Said she hoped to patent; no filing found; similar automotive prior art exists.

Recognition

Broadcom MASTERS 2019 Samueli Foundation Prize (US$25,000).

What this means for a student inventor in India

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Part of The MYCrave Young Innovators Index. Last reviewed 31 August 2026. General information, not legal advice.