System for heating up liquids with a cover case/box for mobile phone

• US 10,194,772 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2015
• Issued: 02/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Iuno, LLC
• Original Assignee: Iuno, LLC
• Inventors: Purgatorio, Gianclaudio, Purgatorio, Alessandro, Galasso, Vito
• Primary Examiner(s): Ross, Dana
• Assistant Examiner(s): HARVEY, BRANDON T
• Application Number:
  US15/306,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20170042372A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,373 Days
• Field of Search: 219438, 219441
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/2466 with integral heating means
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/2472 of the cordless type, i.e. whereby the cup can be plugged into an electrically-powered base element

Abstract

The present invention relates to an assembly for the preparation of a heated beverage, comprising a case or cover or box (battery cover) (8) for mobile phone (60) or external device (6) comprising an internal seat for the corresponding insertion of at least a container (7), said container (7) comprising means (13) for the production of heat, wherein said container (7) comprises contacts (12) to electrically feed said means (13) when said container is inserted in the seat.

Claims

1. An assembly for use with one of a smartphone and a tablet for heating one of a liquid and a gel, the one of a smartphone and a tablet including a controller and a battery, the assembly comprising:

a container that is configured to receive and retain the one of a liquid and a gel, the container having a container length, the container further comprising a movable lid;

a device including a seat that is configured to selectively receive the container therein, the device being adapted to be secured to the one of a smartphone and a tablet, the device having a device length;

wherein when the container is positioned within the seat, the container is oriented such that the container length extends in substantially the same direction as the device length; and

a means for the production of heat that is secured to at least one of the container and the device, the means for the production of heat being in electrical communication with the device when the container is positioned in the seat of the device;

wherein the means for the production of heat is at least partially controlled by the controller to heat the one of a liquid and a gel.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the device is one of a cover, a case, a box and a battery cover of the one of a smartphone and a tablet.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the device includes a device controller having a processor, and a device battery;

and wherein the device controller is adapted to interface with the controller to control the heating of the one of a liquid and a gel.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the device battery is rechargeable by an external energy source.

5. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the device controller is electrically connected to the controller via a wired connection.

6. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the device controller is electrically connected to the controller via a wireless connection.

7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the means for the production of heat includes a resistor and a pair of contacts that are secured to the container and a pair of terminals that are secured to the device;

and wherein the pair of contacts are positioned to engage the pair of terminals when the container is positioned in the seat of the device.

8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein the pair of contacts are coupled to the resistor near either end of the resistor;

and wherein each of the pair of terminals is configured to engage a different contact when the container is positioned in the seat of the device.

9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the resistor is in direct contact with the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container.

10. The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a temperature sensor that is in electrical communication with the controller, the temperature sensor being configured to sense a temperature of the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container.

11. The assembly of claim 10 further comprising at least one of an audio indicator and video indicator, which provide an indication of the temperature of the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container as sensed by the temperature sensor.

12. A combination including one of a smartphone and a tablet, and the assembly of claim 1 that is configured to heat the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container when the device is secured to the one of a smartphone and a tablet, and when the container is positioned in the seat of the device.

13. An assembly for use with one of a smartphone and a tablet for heating one of a liquid and a gel, the one of a smartphone and a tablet including a controller and a battery, the assembly comprising:

a container that is configured to receive and retain the one of a liquid and a gel, the container having a container length, the container further comprising a movable lid;

a device including a seat that is configured to selectively receive the container therein, the device being one of a cover, a case, a box and a battery cover of the one of a smartphone and a tablet, the device including a device controller having a processor, and the device having a device length;

wherein when the container is positioned within the seat, the container is oriented such that the container length extends in substantially the same direction as the device length; and

a means for the production of heat including a resistor and a pair of contacts that are coupled to the container and a pair of terminals that are coupled to the device;

wherein the pair of contacts are positioned to engage the pair of terminals when the container is positioned in the seat of the device; and

wherein the device controller is adapted to interface with the controller to control the heating of the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container.

14. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the device further includes a device battery that is electrically connected to the device controller.

15. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the device controller is electrically connected to the controller via a wired connection.

16. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the device controller is electrically connected to the controller via a wireless connection.

17. The assembly of claim 13 wherein the pair of contacts are coupled to the resistor near either end of the resistor;

and wherein each of the pair of terminals is configured to engage a different contact when the container is positioned in the seat of the device.

18. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the resistor is in contact with the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container.

19. The assembly of claim 13 further comprising a temperature sensor that is in electrical communication with the controller, the temperature sensor being configured to sense a temperature of the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container.

20. A combination including one of a smartphone and a tablet, and the assembly of claim 13 that is configured to heat the one of a liquid and a gel that is retained in the container when the device is secured to the one of a smartphone and a tablet, and when the container is positioned in the seat of the device.