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Hidden Patential

Hidden Patential

by Neil Sherborne, Bethan Sherborne and Jack Rumkee

Season 1

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 - 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

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 - 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

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 - 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

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 - 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

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 – 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

01 - Accommodation - "Have you seen Up?"

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