Inventors should never give up faith in their product- that's the message Inventions Chief Colin Cramphorn is hoping to get across with his announcement this month that a group of financial "angels" has expressed a tentative interest in reviewing some of our current projects.

If they like what they see, there is the possibility that these "angels" – a term used to describe benevolent sponsors of a project – may agree to some sort of funding deal.

"I cannot stress enough how tentative this enquiry was," explains Colin,"but it was nevertheless made seriously. The identity of this group is confidential at this stage. Should a suitable synergy be identified between a particular invention and the requirements of these potential sponsors, I will invite the inventor to discuss the best way forward."

"Inventions promotions is a tough and expensive business with no certainty of breaking even. But funding can come from unexpected places."

Inventions does receive unsolicited enquiries from potential angels from time to time. In these cases, inventor confidentiality is our prime concern, and we will immediately make you aware of any such approaches should your invention be a potential candidate for close scrutiny.

Five years after he first approached Inventions, inventor Paul Scargill has finally seen the fruits of his labour with the finalisation this month of a license for his "Everflow" hose to manufacturers

Scargill set out to design a garden hose that would keep the water coming whatever the circumstances.

Uninterruptible water flow in a hose with an eonomically-viable design: a tall order.

Certainly the problem is very much worth solving in terms of financial potential; everyone, in every walk of life, knows how irritating it is to suffer erratic water flow from a garden hose. The issue is virtually universal, and the number of unit sales of the product that deals with it therefore potentially high.

Scargill certainly scored highly in his technical solution to the problem. You cannot kink the Everflow. You can park a car on the Everflow and you will still get water. You can even, quite literally, tie knots in the Everflow and, true to its name, you will still get water.

With a UK Patent granted on 16th Feb 2005, Mr. Scargill finally had a product that was both protected and spectacularly effective; it was only a matter of time before a discerning manufacturer smelt lucrative market potential.

Emplas, who bought exclusive rights to the hose product and called it "Everflow", is one the biggest hose manufacturers in Europe; Inventions were delighted to do business with such a prestigious partner.

Talks are currently underway with a major DIY retail chain to roll out the Everflow onto shelves early next year.

In the meantime, Everflow units are available for sale direct from Inventions.