Heated or cooled portable drinkware
First Claim
1. An actively heated or cooled portable container system, comprising:
- a body chosen from a group consisting of a cup, a mug, a baby bottle, a beer mug, a carafe and a liquid container, the body having a chamber configured to receive and hold a liquid, one or more heating or cooling elements disposed in the body and in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, a distal outer surface of the body having one or more electrical contacts, one or more sensors disposed in the body and configured to sense a parameter of the liquid in the chamber, the one or more sensors configured to communicate with at least one of the one or more electrical contacts on the distal outer surface of the body; and
a module configured to removably couple to a bottom portion of the body to thereby contact at least a portion of the body and provide an electrical connection with the body when the body is placed on the module, the module comprisingone or more electrical contacts on a proximal outer surface of the module configured to contact the one or more electrical contacts on the distal outer surface of the body,control circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile electronic device to one or both of wirelessly transmit information to the mobile electronic device and wirelessly receive instructions from a user via the mobile electronic device, andone or more power storage elements configured to provide electrical energy to the control circuitry,wherein when the body is attached to the module the one or more sensors in the body are configured to communicate with the control circuitry via at least one of the one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and the one or more heating or cooling elements are configured to receive power from the one or more power storage elements via at least one of the one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and wherein detaching the body from the module disconnects the control circuitry from the one or more sensors and disconnects the one or more heating or cooling elements from the one or more power storage elements.
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Abstract
An actively heated or cooled portable container has a body with a chamber that receives and holds a liquid, and one or more heating or cooling elements in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber. An outer surface of the body has one or more electrical contacts. A module is removably coupled to a portion of the body. The module has one or more electrical contacts on an outer surface of the module that contact the one or more electrical contacts on the outer surface of the body, control circuitry, and one or more power storage elements that provide power to the control circuitry and/or the one or more heating or cooling elements. The control circuitry wirelessly communicates with a mobile electronic device to wirelessly transmit information to the mobile electronic device associated with the operation of the module and/or wirelessly receive instructions from a user via the mobile electronic device.
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24 Claims
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1. An actively heated or cooled portable container system, comprising:
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a body chosen from a group consisting of a cup, a mug, a baby bottle, a beer mug, a carafe and a liquid container, the body having a chamber configured to receive and hold a liquid, one or more heating or cooling elements disposed in the body and in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, a distal outer surface of the body having one or more electrical contacts, one or more sensors disposed in the body and configured to sense a parameter of the liquid in the chamber, the one or more sensors configured to communicate with at least one of the one or more electrical contacts on the distal outer surface of the body; and a module configured to removably couple to a bottom portion of the body to thereby contact at least a portion of the body and provide an electrical connection with the body when the body is placed on the module, the module comprising one or more electrical contacts on a proximal outer surface of the module configured to contact the one or more electrical contacts on the distal outer surface of the body, control circuitry configured to wirelessly communicate with a mobile electronic device to one or both of wirelessly transmit information to the mobile electronic device and wirelessly receive instructions from a user via the mobile electronic device, and one or more power storage elements configured to provide electrical energy to the control circuitry, wherein when the body is attached to the module the one or more sensors in the body are configured to communicate with the control circuitry via at least one of the one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and the one or more heating or cooling elements are configured to receive power from the one or more power storage elements via at least one of the one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and wherein detaching the body from the module disconnects the control circuitry from the one or more sensors and disconnects the one or more heating or cooling elements from the one or more power storage elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An actively heated portable baby bottle container system, comprising:
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a body having a chamber configured to receive and hold a liquid, one or more heating elements disposed in the body and in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, a distal outer surface of the body having one or more electrical contacts, one or more sensors disposed in the body and configured to sense a parameter of the liquid in the chamber, the one or more sensors configured to communicate with at least one of the one or more electrical contacts on the distal outer surface of the body; and a module configured to removably couple to a bottom portion of the body to thereby contact at least a portion of the body and provide an electrical connection with the body when the body is placed on the module, the module comprising one or more electrical contacts on a proximal outer surface of the module configured to contact the one or more electrical contacts on the distal outer surface of the body, control circuitry, and one or more power storage elements configured to provide electrical energy to the control circuitry, wherein when the body is attached the module the one or more sensors in the body are configured to communicate with the control circuitry via at least one of the one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and the one or more heating elements are configured to receive power from the one or more power storage elements via at least one of the one or more electrical contacts in the body and the module, and wherein detaching the body from the module disconnects the control circuitry from the one or more sensors and disconnects the one or more heating elements from the one or more power storage elements. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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