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Dane Recognized Inventor
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Dane

Innovation typeSport
GradeGrade 3-4
StateCT
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Meet Dane! He was just 10 years old in the 4th grade when he invented "Free Flow Cleats." He received a Recognized Inventor Award. Dane is also featured in "The Inventor Mentors" video series! Below you can watch him as he talks about teamwork. Then, come back soon as we'll be adding lots more clips where he tells us about his invention process as he created his Free-Flow Cleats.

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Meet Dane! He was just 10 years old in the 4th grade when he invented "Free Flow Cleats." He received a Recognized Inventor Award. Dane is also featured in "The Inventor Mentors" video series! Below you can watch him as he talks about teamwork. Then, come back soon as we'll be adding lots more clips where he tells us about his invention process as he created his Free-Flow Cleats.

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