Since my elementary school days, I have been watching my mom measure my height using a simple ruler—marking the wall, stepping back, checking again. Every time she did it, I wondered if there could be an easier, more accurate way to do something so ordinary. That curiosity led me to try inventing my own height-measuring device. 

At this time around, I was encouraged to read patent documents, understand their structures, and to identify what made each design unique. I spent weeks studying how mechanical components work together and how inventors describe their ideas clearly enough for others to reproduce them. Gradually, I began sketching my own designs, focusing on stability, precision, and usability.

My first prototype was simple: a vertical post, a sliding headpiece, and a digital scale for measurement. The early versions didn’t work well—the slider tilted, the readings changed when the base shifted—but those mistakes taught me how to improve. 

Through this process, I learned how to think like an inventor.  What began as a simple idea inspired by my mom’s measuring routine became a personal discovery of creativity, patience, and problem-solving. It was the moment I knew I wanted to keep inventing—not just tools, but new ways of seeing everyday problems.   

Wanting to have my own patent, I was also able to submit my first patent submission, which later becomes US Pat. No. 12,251,212