Hussein Mahmoud Al-Deek Al-Mansour, 15-year-old, from Nahawand Intermediary School in Najran won a gold medal for his invention in the Taipei International Convention for Inventors 2013.

The ‘PVC loop connecting plastic pipes’ project solves the problems of pipes fixed inside walls without the need to move or raise them.

He said a fault in the pipes of his house led to that invention that will save the economy SR2 billion, according to studies made in cooperation with the Labor Office.

“I was able to invent a loop that doesn’t require raising pipes or increasing drilling and breaking, which saves money and effort,” he said.

The loop is made up of a number of loops that can be easily installed by cutting the faulty part of the pipe and replacing it with a new one. This is done through a speedy process that is easily maintained at low cost.

Al-Mansour said he registered his invention and received a patent from the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. His father, an educational supervisor at a talent management program in Jazan, said his son showed early signs of interest in inventions, and he has been interested in machines since childhood.

The Kingdom participated through King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, (Mawhibah). Eight boys and five girls entered the competition with 10 inventions.

The list of participants included Abdulrahman Mohammad Baali, and Hisham Boqari with their projects ‘Chip Elevation,’ Ahlam Khojah submitted a ‘Program to define the time needed in the sun to get enough vitamin D,’ and Arwa Abdullatif came with the ‘Inventive Pen.’

Two girls participated in a combined project ‘Prediction model to diagnose schizophrenia amongst Saudi patients,’ Mshari Ahmad Al-Inzi and Motaz Ahamd Al-Inizi pitched the ‘Powder Plug,’ while Tareq Khalid Abdulkhaliq Al-Ghamidi and Naif Abdullah Al-Mubarak came with their ‘Bacterial Evaluation.’

Nora Al-Kharzah Al-Kharnaz and Samah Al-Aqil presented ‘Stay Safe,’ Aisha Mohammad Bukhari did her ‘Dr. BVM’ project, and Ya’rob Yousef Al-Hamdaa submitted a ‘comfortable wheel chair’ project.