Hidden Patential

Neil feels the heat, Jack pokes holes in pizza propulsion and Bethan wonders if smart cutlery is really so smart.Timestamps02:00 - 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 carFR2731335A3 - Figurine fixed to bowl used by young childUS11351673B2 - 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.Timestamps03:20 - 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 mentionsUS11519700B2 - Non-lethal self-protection weaponUSD530386S1 – Double barrel knife gun40:56 - Lightning roundUS660769A - Bicycle-ambulanceGB189423582A - Improved Cycle Ambulance or Invalid CarriageGB190606056A - Improvements in AmbulancesDE506380C - 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 bottlesUS164265A - 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 insertCN104687721A - Multifunctional Camping BucketUS2014298567A1 - Survival HatWO2016195385A1 - Sunshade usable as umbrella for vehicleGB271292A - Improvements in camping equipment, suitable for use as personal wearUS257980A - Combined walking-stick and music-standDE364544C - Walking stick sawUS370496A - Musical walking-stickUS4986295A - Combination cane and cribbage boardFR504945T - Machine gun caneUS1000911A - 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 slideUS802527A – Device for preventing seasicknessUS833633A – Device for preventing seasickness on ships, &c.US577269A – Bicycle-boatUS9389A – Steering submarine vesselsUS3815541A – Houseboat powered by smaller boatUS10343754B1 – Oscillating fin propulsion apparatusUS227491A – 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 cottagesUS7469949B2 - Slidable room arrangement for recreational trailerUS3482037A - Home security system utilizing television surveillanceUS29044A - Apparatus fob[sic] protecting buildings from fireUS1500188A - Robber exterminator