Hidden Patential

Neil feels the heat, Jack pokes holes in pizza propulsion and Bethan wonders if smart cutlery is really so smart.

Timestamps

02:00 - US10143420B2 - Eating utensil to monitor and regulate dietary intake (Bethan)

11:34 - ES1066974U - Perfected Spoon, JP3136289U - Small table blower (Neil)

19:28 – US20230058771A1 - Self-propelled food delivery pallet, US5636710A - Pneumatic delivery system for restaurant food (Jack)

29:12 - Honourable mentions:

kr20090018367a - Toster in car

FR2731335A3 - Figurine fixed to bowl used by young child

US11351673B2 - Robot sled-enhanced food preparation systemand related methods

Neil springs into action and ponders pedalling paramedics. Bethan wonders if parachutes make plane sense. Jack seeks relief for those caught short in traffic.

Timestamps

03:20 - US794562A - Self-saving fire-escape apparatus (Neil)

13:30 – CN203914757U - Private car is gone out with emergent portable folding lavatory (Jack)

19:37 – US2011197821A1 - Wild animal protection device (Jack)

33:33 - US3508727A - Apparatus for saving of the passengers of a crash landing, ditching or diving and in danger to be diving, respectively, airplane (Bethan)

27:10 - Honourable mentions

US11519700B2 - Non-lethal self-protection weapon

USD530386S1 – Double barrel knife gun

40:56 - Lightning round

US660769A - Bicycle-ambulance

GB189423582A - Improved Cycle Ambulance or Invalid Carriage

GB190606056A - Improvements in Ambulances

DE506380C - Vehicle for patient transport with a stretcher

Bethan tries to make scents of it all, but it’s the last straws for Jack and Neil.

Selected patents and timecodes:

02:02 - CN110914169B - Drinking device (Bethan)

08:46 - US9186007B2 - Multi-person straw for sharing/tasting beverages (Jack)

17:00 - US8770588B2 - Novelty beverages straw (Jack)

24:10 - US3782028A - Toy operated by drinking straw (Neil)

30:00 - Honourable mentions:

US580837A - Holder for nursery bottles

US164265A - Improvement in vessels for containing poison

Jack has a hole in his bucket, Neil’s in tents and rambles on about sticks while Bethan desperately tries to keep her cool.

Selected patents:

US4403483A - Bucket insert

CN104687721A - Multifunctional Camping Bucket

US2014298567A1 - Survival Hat

WO2016195385A1 - Sunshade usable as umbrella for vehicle

GB271292A - Improvements in camping equipment, suitable for use as personal wear

US257980A - Combined walking-stick and music-stand

DE364544C - Walking stick saw

US370496A - Musical walking-stick

US4986295A - Combination cane and cribbage board

FR504945T - Machine gun cane

US1000911A - Walking-stick umbrella

It all goes downhill for Bethan, Jack’s left feeling queasy about seasickness prevention and Neil wants a boaterhome.

Selected patents:

KR101967294B1 – Leisure boat having a slide

US802527A – Device for preventing seasickness

US833633A – Device for preventing seasickness on ships, &c.

US577269A – Bicycle-boat

US9389A – Steering submarine vessels

US3815541A – Houseboat powered by smaller boat

US10343754B1 – Oscillating fin propulsion apparatus

US227491A – Sculling-propeller for boats

Neil blows the roof off, Bethan goes on the road and Jack considers cautionary cannons.

Patents in this episode:

US2229908A - Removable roof and screen top for cottages

US7469949B2 - Slidable room arrangement for recreational trailer

US3482037A - Home security system utilizing television surveillance

US29044A - Apparatus fob[sic] protecting buildings from fire

US1500188A - Robber exterminator