Heated or cooled drinkware
First Claim
1. A beverage container with active temperature control, comprising:
- a body having a chamber configured to receive and hold a beverage; and
a temperature control system, comprisinga phase change material (PCM) in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, the phase change material configured to transition from one phase to a second phase to remove heat from a liquid disposed in the chamber that has a temperature above a temperature of the phase change material to lower the temperature of the liquid,one or more heating elements in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber,control circuitry configured to control an operation of the one or more heating elements,one or more power storage elements configured to power one or both of the control circuitry and one or more heating elements; and
one or more sensors configured to sense a parameter of the liquid or operating parameter of the temperature control system,wherein the control circuitry is configured to turn off or turn on, or increase power to or decrease power to the one or more heating elements such that a temperature of the liquid approaches a predetermined temperature.
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Abstract
A container with active temperature control is provided. The container has a body with a chamber that receives a liquid. A temperature control system housed in the portable body has one or more heating element in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber to heat the liquid. Control circuitry controls the operation of the one or more heating elements and one or more power storage elements to provide electrical energy to the one or more heating element and/or control circuitry. The control circuitry controls the one or more heating elements to add heat to the liquid in the receiving portion to maintain the temperature of the liquid at a predetermined temperature or increase the temperature of the liquid above said predetermined temperature. The container can have a cooling element (e.g., a phase change material) that can remove heat from the liquid poured into the chamber.
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29 Claims
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1. A beverage container with active temperature control, comprising:
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a body having a chamber configured to receive and hold a beverage; and a temperature control system, comprising a phase change material (PCM) in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, the phase change material configured to transition from one phase to a second phase to remove heat from a liquid disposed in the chamber that has a temperature above a temperature of the phase change material to lower the temperature of the liquid, one or more heating elements in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, control circuitry configured to control an operation of the one or more heating elements, one or more power storage elements configured to power one or both of the control circuitry and one or more heating elements; and one or more sensors configured to sense a parameter of the liquid or operating parameter of the temperature control system, wherein the control circuitry is configured to turn off or turn on, or increase power to or decrease power to the one or more heating elements such that a temperature of the liquid approaches a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A beverage container with active temperature control, comprising:
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a body having a chamber configured to receive and hold a beverage; a temperature control system, comprising means for passively cooling at least a portion of the chamber to cool a liquid disposed in the chamber, one or more heating elements in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber, control circuitry configured to control an operation of the one or more heating elements, one or more power storage elements configured to provide electrical energy to one or both of the control circuitry and one or more heating elements, and one or more sensors configured to sense a quality of the liquid or operating parameter of the temperature control system, and a wireless communication transmitter or receiver to wirelessly communicate with a remote electronic device to one or both of wirelessly transmit information to the remote electronic device and wirelessly receive information from remote electronic device, wherein said means removes heat from a liquid disposed in the chamber that has a temperature above a predetermined temperature to lower the temperature of the liquid toward the predetermined temperature, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to turn off or turn on, or increase power to or decrease power to the one or more heating elements to maintain the temperature of the liquid at approximately said predetermined temperature or increase the temperature of the liquid above said predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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