HEATED OR COOLED DISHWASHER SAFE DISHWARE AND DRINKWARE
First Claim
1. An actively heated mug or travel mug, comprising:
- a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and
a heating system, comprisingone or more heating elements configured to heat one or more surfaces of the receiving portion of the body,one or more power storage elements,a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source,control circuitry electrically connected to the wireless power receiver, the control circuitry configured to charge the one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements, andone or more sensors configured to sense a parameter of the liquid and/or sense a parameter of the heating system and communicate said sensed parameter information to the control circuitry,wherein the control circuitry is configured to turn on, turn off, and/or operate the one or more heating elements at a given power setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information.
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Abstract
An actively heated mug or travel mug is provided. The mug or travel mug can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating system can include one or more heating elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug or travel mug can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements. The mug or travel mug also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and/or operate the heating element to actively heat at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug or travel mug can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands.
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29 Claims
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1. An actively heated mug or travel mug, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and a heating system, comprising one or more heating elements configured to heat one or more surfaces of the receiving portion of the body, one or more power storage elements, a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source, control circuitry electrically connected to the wireless power receiver, the control circuitry configured to charge the one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements, and one or more sensors configured to sense a parameter of the liquid and/or sense a parameter of the heating system and communicate said sensed parameter information to the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to turn on, turn off, and/or operate the one or more heating elements at a given power setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An actively heated mug or travel mug, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid, the body having a vacuum insulated chamber configured to reduce the rate in which heat energy exits the mug or travel mug; and a heating system, comprising one or more heating elements configured to heat one or more surfaces of the receiving portion of the body, one or more power storage elements, a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source, and control circuitry electrically connected to the wireless power receiver, the control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An actively heated mug or travel mug, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and a heating system, comprising one or more heating elements configured to heat one or more surfaces of the receiving portion of the body, one or more power storage elements, a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source, control circuitry electrically connected to the wireless power receiver, the control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements, and, a user interface on a surface of the body, the user interface being electrically connected to the control circuitry and having one or more user actuatable controls to provide operating instructions to the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to operate the one or more heating elements to actively heat at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on said instructions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An actively heated mug or travel mug, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and a heating system, comprising one or more heating elements configured to heat one or more surfaces of the receiving portion of the body, one or more power storage elements, a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source, control circuitry electrically connected to the wireless power receiver, the control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements, and, a wireless transmitter or receiver and/or transceiver configured to establish a communication connection with a remote device or mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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