Beverage immersate with detection capability
First Claim
1. A beverage immersate comprising:
- an immersate body defining at least one beverage immersate, wherein the immersate body defining the at least one beverage immersate includes,an outer wall sized for immersion in a personal-use beverage container;
at least one sensor on or within the outer wall, the at least one sensor positioned and configured to detect and identify at least one substance in a fluid within a personal use beverage container and generate a signal that the identification has been made;
a reservoir internal to the outer wall of the immersate body, the reservoir positioned and configured to release at least one agent into the fluid within the personal use beverage container; and
at least one signal transmitter positioned and configured to transmit the signal responsive to the at least one sensor.
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Abstract
Methods and systems described herein include beverage immersates and methods of their use. Systems include: at least one beverage immersate, wherein the at least one beverage immersate includes at least one sensor configured to detect at least one analyte in a fluid within a personal use beverage container; and at least one signal transmitter configured to transmit a signal responsive to the at least one beverage immersate. Methods include: detecting one or more analyte in fluid within a personal use beverage container with at least one sensor integral to at least one beverage immersate; and communicating data from the at least one beverage immersate to at least one device external to the beverage immersate.
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54 Claims
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1. A beverage immersate comprising:
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an immersate body defining at least one beverage immersate, wherein the immersate body defining the at least one beverage immersate includes, an outer wall sized for immersion in a personal-use beverage container; at least one sensor on or within the outer wall, the at least one sensor positioned and configured to detect and identify at least one substance in a fluid within a personal use beverage container and generate a signal that the identification has been made; a reservoir internal to the outer wall of the immersate body, the reservoir positioned and configured to release at least one agent into the fluid within the personal use beverage container; and at least one signal transmitter positioned and configured to transmit the signal responsive to the at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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at least one beverage immersate including, an immersate body defining the at least one beverage immersate, the immersate body including, an outer wall sized for immersion in a personal-use beverage container; at least one sensor on or within the outer wall, the at least one sensor positioned and configured to detect at least one substance in a fluid within a personal use beverage container; a reservoir internal to the outer wall of the immersate body, the reservoir positioned and configured to release at least one agent into the fluid within the personal use beverage container; and at least one detection device including at least one port positioned and configured to communicate with the at least one beverage immersate. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of detecting one or more substance in fluid comprising:
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detecting one or more substance in fluid within a personal use beverage container with at least one sensor integral to at least one beverage immersate including a reservoir, wherein the at least one beverage immersate is disposed in the fluid; communicating data from the at least one beverage immersate to at least one device external to the at least one beverage immersate; and releasing at least one agent into the fluid from the reservoir in response to detecting the one or more substance. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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