Patent Seeker Gifts

Man with lots of hair, holding a bottle of hair tonic waits outside of the patents office.

'Mine's a time machine. I pop in to see if there are any good ideas, then go back and file the patent first.'

"I built this tree house for my kids. But it's so private, I've decided to use it as my home office."

'We've financed three more startups for no fathomable reason.'

'Our parents were replaced by machines - We'll be replaced with new software.'

' A good idea '

Robotic Man

"I think I may have stumbled on something, Walpole."

"You have to believe what you're doing will lead to something valuable, even though it probably won't."

'Hey weirdo, where do you think you're going?'

"Early model of baggage claim"

"In my old job we were encouraged to run fast and break things."

Computer Hitching a Ride to Silicon Valley

"Listen Herb, once you become the boss and decide who gets a raise, then you can have a raise."

"I'm Necessity and this is my son, Invention."

Breakthrough

"If I seem excited, Mr. Bolling, it's only because I know that I can make you a very rich man."

Innovation & Calculation

'I need a life saving app. I need a life saving app.'

"Looks like our days at the think tank are numbered."

"What lead you to growing human tests in a test tube?"

Robot Painter

"I hope you're good, Charlie. I've only played a couple of times."

"Nothing else in my room can spin on the floor like a bottle."

AI Safety Officer

"Do you realize that you and I have it in our power to cause quite a brouhaha?'

'Everything is in the Cloud.'

Genius

'Bring me some more power.'

'I wish they'd hurry up and fix the wind tunnel.'

Foxhole - digging robot

"But I've seen a million wind-up monkeys. Wait! Did you say it bangs on a snare drum?"

"On the contrary, Bosworth, it's YOU who has lost all perspective."