Chris Miksovsky, inventor of the patent-pending Drink Plate (formerly, "Bev Plate") walks into his audition on ABC's Reality TV show "American Inventor" with good friend, audition assistant, and soon-to-be famous artist Cate White (www.catewhite.com).

The judges of American Inventor. Peter Jones (l), Mary Lou Quinlan, and Ed Evangelista (r) all vote "Yes" for the Drink Plate. Doug Hall (center, left) has a momentary lapse of reason and votes "No".

Chris Miksovsky, Product Developer from San Francisco, demonstrating the next big thing in disposable plates.

Chris Miksovsky manages to get through the audition and move onto the next round without crying and without making any of the judges cry: a first on the show. Look out America, here comes the Drink Plate.