Award for Distinguished Invention

What is the Invention Grand Prize?

The Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII) is a non-profit organization that awards medium- and small-sized enterprises and individuals who have created excellent technologies and products through highly original inventions, and promotes inventions by introducing their achievements to the general public.
The Invention Grand Prize Award Program is promoted jointly with the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun. Applications are solicited once a year on a regular basis, and 27 awards, including the Invention Grand Prize, are presented after a rigorous screening process from among the applicants.
*Excerpt from the Japan Society for the Advancement of Inventions Invention Awards Program website

FLOOD BUSTER receives Award for Distinguished Invention

FLOOD BUSTER receives Distinguished Invention Award for “a rainwater pump that increases or decreases its discharge volume depending on the rise or fall of the water level. FLOOD BUSTER has realized a technology that increases or decreases the discharge volume by itself, while smoothly sucking in air as the water level rises or falls, which was impossible with conventional technology. The award was given in recognition of the novelty and superiority of the technology and its ability to operate stably at all times regardless of the water level, as well as the many social applications that have followed its invention.

Future Development

Since this award was selected after an impartial review by public organizations and third-party academics, the technology has received public endorsement and will be used not only in Japan but also throughout the world.