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In its eighth iteration of a \u201cShark Tank\u201d<\/a> style innovation competition<\/a>, the XVIII Airborne Corps teamed with U.S. Special Operations Command and added a patent expert as a judge to the competition since now soldiers may profit from their ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dragon\u2019s Lair competition, created by the XVIII Airborne Corps, out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in recent years to solicit creative solutions <\/a>from soldiers and other service members that might fix technical problems troops face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the early winners in 2020 was a simple attachment<\/a> that could be fixed to a forklift trailer and allow the forklift to move items around a motor pool instead of using a Humvee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent winners have grown a bit more technical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s winner featured a Mold Conditions Awareness Tool, presented by Army 1st Lt. Chris Aliperti and Pvt. Salem Ezz with the 3rd Infantry Division. And that\u2019s good because a recent report found mold<\/a> in more than 2,000 Army facilities after a service-wide inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dragon\u2019s Lair 8 Panel Members pass around a 3D printed mortar sight at the University of South Florida Inventors Research Park in Tampa, Florida, March 29, 2023. This sight is an early prototype created to provide more protection when firing a lightweight company mortar. (Sgt. Maxine Baen\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The device is \u201ca specialized 3D-printed device that uses sensors to detect temperature and humidity levels within barracks rooms to identify early signs of mold,\u201d according to an Army release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data is then used in real time through a Wi-Fi connection so that leaders in other locations can visualize and assess conditions remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDragon\u2019s Lair was a great opportunity to present our ideas to leaders across the Department of Defense and the civilian sector,\u201d Aliperti said in the release. \u201cIt is not every day you get to present your ideas on improving the Army to a three and four-star general, so it was a great honor to be selected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The device is currently in beta test mode, being used to assess barracks at Fort Stewart, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt feels great to be recognized for our technical skills in software engineering and product management,\u201d said Ezz. \u201cThis tool has been months in the making and it feels great that the hard work has been recognized by the Department of Defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And this pair of soldiers, along with other competitors, now benefit from feedback from the U.S. Patent and Trade Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Kathi Vidal served as a judge on the Dragon\u2019s Lair panel during the March 29 competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought all the ideas today were so phenomenal,\u201d Vidal said in the release. \u201cWe saw these innovators really put their boots on the ground to see their projects through and create concrete solutions for real problems the Army currently faces.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another benefit for the winners is that each of them will receive a Meritorious Service Medal and a seat at the military school of their choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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