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Hidden Patential

Podcast by Neil Sherborne, Bethan Sherborne and Jack Rumkee

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Join Neil, Jack and Bethan as they delve into the patent archives to discuss the weird, hilarious and possibly genius inventions whose potential never made it off the drawing board. Were they rightly forgotten, or do they have Hidden Patential?Get in touch with us: hiddenpatential@gmail.comA video version of our show is available on our Youtube channel.Find the music we use here:https://pixabay.com/users/music_for_videos-26992513/

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6 episodes

episode 06 - Food - "Hot cream" artwork

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

30 Apr 2024 - 35 min
episode 05 - Emergency - "At least the plane's happy" artwork

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

16 Apr 2024 - 50 min
episode 04 - Drinks - "No, don't make it cuter" artwork

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

2 Apr 2024 - 36 min
episode 03 - Camping - "What are pockets, if not flexible buckets?" artwork

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

19 Mar 2024 - 41 min
episode 02 - Boats - "Improve your playability" artwork

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

5 Mar 2024 - 42 min
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