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Alissa Chavez: Hot Seat

Hot Seat — child-car-seat sensor that alerts a parent who walks away with the child inside.

WhereUSA
When2011–12
Age at the work14
IP outcomeGranted, later lapsed

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Hot Seat — child-car-seat sensor that alerts a parent who walks away with the child inside.

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IP note

US 9,000,906 B2, granted Apr 2015, sole inventor; expired Apr 2019 for non-payment of maintenance fee; company Assila LLC.

Recognition

Glamour Hometown Hero; national TV.

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.