Hidden Patential

06 - Food - "Hot cream"

Neil feels the heat, Jack pokes holes in pizza propulsion and Bethan wonders if smart cutlery is really so smart. Timestamps 02:00 - US10143420B2 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US10143420B2/en] - Eating utensil to monitor and regulate dietary intake (Bethan) 11:34 - ES1066974U [https://patents.google.com/patent/ES1066974U/en] - Perfected Spoon, JP3136289U [https://patents.google.com/patent/JP3136289U/en] - Small table blower (Neil) 19:28 – US20230058771A1 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20230058771A1/en] - Self-propelled food delivery pallet, US5636710A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US5636710A/en] - Pneumatic delivery system for restaurant food (Jack) 29:12 - Honourable mentions: kr20090018367a [https://patents.google.com/patent/KR20090018367A/en] - Toster in car FR2731335A3 [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search/family/009476947/publication/FR2731335B3?q=pn%3DFR2731335B3] - Figurine fixed to bowl used by young child US11351673B2 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US11351673B2/en] - Robot sled-enhanced food preparation systemand related methods

05 - Emergency - "At least the plane's happy"

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 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US794562A/en] - Self-saving fire-escape apparatus (Neil) 13:30 – CN203914757U [https://patents.google.com/patent/CN203914757U/ja] - Private car is gone out with emergent portable folding lavatory (Jack) 19:37 – US2011197821A1 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110197821A1/en] - Wild animal protection device (Jack) 33:33 - US3508727A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US3508727A/en] - 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 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US11519700B2/en] - Non-lethal self-protection weapon USD530386S1 [https://patents.google.com/patent/USD530386S1/en] – Double barrel knife gun 40:56 - Lightning round US660769A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US660769A/en] - Bicycle-ambulance GB189423582A [https://patents.google.com/patent/GB189423582A/en] - Improved Cycle Ambulance or Invalid Carriage GB190606056A [https://patents.google.com/patent/GB190606056A/en] - Improvements in Ambulances DE506380C [https://patents.google.com/patent/DE506380C/en] - Vehicle for patient transport with a stretcher

04 - Drinks - "No, don't make it cuter"

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 [https://patents.google.com/patent/CN110914169B/en] - Drinking device (Bethan) 08:46 - US9186007B2 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US9186007B2] - Multi-person straw for sharing/tasting beverages (Jack) 17:00 - US8770588B2 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US8770588B2/] - Novelty beverages straw (Jack) 24:10 - US3782028A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US3782028A] - Toy operated by drinking straw (Neil) 30:00 - Honourable mentions: US580837A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US580837A/] - Holder for nursery bottles US164265A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US164265A/] - Improvement in vessels for containing poison

03 - Camping - "What are pockets, if not flexible buckets?"

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 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US4403483A/en] - Bucket insert CN104687721A [https://patents.google.com/patent/CN104687721A/en] - Multifunctional Camping Bucket US2014298567A1 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US20140298567A1/en] - Survival Hat WO2016195385A1 [https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2016195385A1/en] - Sunshade usable as umbrella for vehicle GB271292A [https://patents.google.com/patent/GB271292A/en] - Improvements in camping equipment, suitable for use as personal wear US257980A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US257980A/en] - Combined walking-stick and music-stand DE364544C [https://patents.google.com/patent/DE364544C/en?q=(walking+stick)&before=priority:19400101&oq=(walking+stick)+before:priority:19400101&page=1] - Walking stick saw US370496A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US370496A/en?q=(walking+stick)&before=priority:19400101&oq=(walking+stick)+before:priority:19400101&page=3] - Musical walking-stick US4986295A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US4986295A/en?q=(walking+stick)&before=priority:19400101&oq=(walking+stick)+before:priority:19400101&page=3] - Combination cane and cribbage board FR504945T [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1474292A/en] - Machine gun cane US1000911A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US1000911A/en?q=(walking+stick)&before=priority:19400101&oq=(walking+stick)+before:priority:19400101] - Walking-stick umbrella

02 - Boats - "Improve your playability"

It all goes downhill for Bethan, Jack’s left feeling queasy about seasickness prevention and Neil wants a boaterhome. Selected patents: KR101967294B1 [https://patents.google.com/patent/KR101967294B1/en] – Leisure boat having a slide US802527A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US802527A/en]– Device for preventing seasickness US833633A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US833633A/en] – Device for preventing seasickness on ships, &c. US577269A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US577269A/en] – Bicycle-boat US9389A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US9389A/en] – Steering submarine vessels US3815541A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US3815541A/en] – Houseboat powered by smaller boat US10343754B1 [https://patents.google.com/patent/US10343754B1/en] – Oscillating fin propulsion apparatus US227491A [https://patents.google.com/patent/US227491A/en]– Sculling-propeller for boats