Hot on the stilettos of 'Patently Ridiculous' comes 'Patently Erotic', Richard Ross foray into the nexus of American capitalism, inventiveness - and sex.
In this latest collection of actual patent applications, the author delves once again into the archives of the US Patent Office to take a look at contraptions designed to titillate and facilitate.
Accompanied by commentary from the author, and illustrated by the inventors' own diagrams, inventions such as force-sensitive, sound-playing condoms and lap dance liners provide a revealing look at our issues with intimacy.