Congratulations to all the merit award winners and their winning inventions. This award is given to students in each grade level whose inventions are deemed by the judges to be exemplary for the
grade and age level. Each student will receive a Merit Award ribbon just like those pictured above as wellas a set of Inventor Trading Cards provided by the Silicon Valley US Patent Office. Many thanks to them!
Inventors are listed alphabetically by last name within grade.
| Inventor | Grade | School | Invention |
| Natalia Figueroa | 0 | Think Together – City Charter | Grandpa and Grandma Helper |
| Mahrosh Mufti | 2 | Walteria Elementary | Dirty Water Filtration Machine |
| Emilia Recinos | 2 | Arnold Elementary | The Hand Sponge |
| Aahana Utchil | 2 | Walteria Elementary | EZ Shoe Tops |
| Ricelle Ann Ventura | 2 | Bishop Elementary | Shower Detangler |
| Avish Banerjee | 3 | Hickory Elementary | Medieval Catapults As Tennis Ball Launcher: Trebuchet vs. Mangonel |
| Solenne Duda | 3 | Joseph Azevadea Elementaru | The Swing Safety Hazard Stopper |
| Gabriel Huizar | 3 | Think Together – Sunkist Elementary | The House Chute |
| Locke Khamvongsa | 3 | Burbank Boulevard Elementary | Emoto1000 |
| Jayden Diaz | 4 | Dan O. Root Elementary | THE SHOE PROTECTOR |
| Vihaan Ghosh | 4 | Joshua Chadbourne Elementary | The Back Cam 3000 |
| Adane Hillstrom | 4 | Gateway School | Flour SS |
| Xenia Sherwood | 4 | Watsonville Charter School of the Arts | The Water Elevator 3.0 |
| Colin Tsai | 4 | Joshua Chadbourne Elementary | Porta-Picnic Chair |
| Sylvia Clemento | 5 | Gateway School | RightFight |
| Alexander Garcia | 5 | Brook Knoll Elementary | The Kindness Box |
| Eleanor Howell | 5 | Main Street Elementary | Go Back Cat |
| Elena Margolise | 5 | Alianza Charter | The Snow Boot Flap |
| Tomas Mendez | 5 | Ada W. Harris Elementary | WeWalkSafe |
| Maya Pumroy | 5 | Alianza Charter | The Snow Boot Flap |
| Tyler Ross | 5 | Ada W. Harris Elementary | WeWalkSafe |
| Kate Silva | 5 | Main Street Elementary | Go Back Cat |
| Audrey Thayer | 5 | Gateway School | RightFight |
| Emma Waite | 5 | Hall District Elementary | The PetLift |
| Leslie Fernandez | 6 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | Easy Frame |
| Giselle Guzman | 6 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | GarbRecScan |
| Kaiwei Parks | 6 | John Gomes Elementary | The EZ-Open |
| Ron Ricabo | 6 | Ceiba College Preparatory Academy | Soodranter |
| Viva Archuleta | 7 | Independent Inventor | The Sibling Game |
| Corrina Clifford | 7 | Sisson School | Raceway Feng-Shui |
| Sofia Perez-Bode | 7 | Sisson School | Raceway Feng-Shui |
| Iyla Kjaer | 8 | Twin Hills Charter Middle | Hoof Treats |
| Jack Marvin | 8 | Twin Hills Charter Middle | The Apple Grabber |
| Sathvik Vegi | 11 | West Torrance High | The Stance Shirt |