Taiwan scored in both awards and contracts at the four-day British Invention Show 2009 that ended on Saturday, taking home a total of nine gold, 13 silver and two bronze medals.
A panel of 25 judges from the British Inventor’s Society rated the inventions on display on their ecological and social benefits to mankind, as well as design, ingenuity and originality.
All 24 entries submitted by Taiwanese inventors won prizes, as Taiwan outperform the 17 other countries taking part in the show.
The gold medal-winning inventions included an integrated Bluetooth and landline telecommunication system, an artificial translucent stone with pearl luster, an on-vehicle surveillance camera-security mirror, a safety cane for the blind, a ball collecting device and a step-on compression garbage can.
The integrated Bluetooth and landline telecommunication system proved an instant success, winning an initial order from British Telecom worth NT$800 million (US$24.77 million), its inventor, Cotron Corp, said on Saturday.
Cotron’s invention also won a gold medal at the 37th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in April.
Rong Jih Enterprise’s artificial stone drew inquiries from several British interior designers, while all five of the on-vehicle surveillance camera-security mirror sets on display were sold during the show.
The device was developed by a research team from National Formosa University in Yunlin County, which hoped it would be adopted for use on the London subway.
Kan Kramer, an inventor and founder of the British Inventors Society, praised the Taiwanese exhibits and said he liked the on-vehicle surveillance cam-security mirror the best.
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