| Entries |
| Document | Title | Date |
|---|
| 20080217345 | Heat Dispersing Beverage Lid - The Heat Dispersing Beverage Lid is a cover for a beverage container with a protruding and densely ridged lip. When one tilts the cup to sip from the lip, the hot beverage would be cooled in transit by passing through the ridges which serve as cooling flanges. This is useful for cooling otherwise too hot to drink beverages for more enjoyable consumption. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080257898 | Dieter's water intake quantity tracking vessel - A drinking vessel for dieters keeps track of water consumed during a 24-hour period using liquid level markers for 4, 8, 16 or 24 ounce water consumption. The vessel is preferably a glass having an integrally attached T cross section ring over which is moved a rider carrying a marker that points to an indicia on the glass outer surface The rider has a V shaped projection that engages with one of a plurality of notches present on the upper surface of the T cross section ring. Engagement between the rider and the V shaped projection is secured by a spring within the rider, preventing accidental displacement thereof. The user drinks water, pushes the rider upwards to clear the projection of the rider from the notch of the ring, and advances the rider according to volume of water consumed. The position of rider tracks the volume of water consumed during a 24-hour period. The rider may be removed and replaced after cleaning the drinking glass. Tracking of water consumption remains accurate and reliable over a prolonged period of time despite repeated cleaning of the vessel in domestic or commercial dishwashers. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080264958 | Liquids Packaging - The invention comprises a drinking vessel for a liquids packaging product, the drinking vessel being adapted to engage with and seal the opening of a bottle. The drinking vessel incorporates a frangibly linked portion which is adapted to, (a) engage with the bottle when the drinking vessel is fitted to the bottle to seal the bottle, and to, (b) remain with the bottle when the drinking vessel is subsequently removed from the bottle. Preferably the frangibly linked portion which is adapted to engage with the bottle is in the form of a ring. In a second aspect the invention comprises a liquids packaging product incorporating at least one drinking vessel and at least one bottle adapted to engage with the drinking vessel. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080277404 | DRINKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for use in drinking liquid includes first and second drinking vessels. A connector extends between the drinking vessels. A passage may be provided in the connector. Two people can drink from the drinking apparatus at one time. When two people are drinking from the drinking apparatus, liquid flows between the passage in the connector and the first and second drinking vessels. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080290101 | Glass for Consuming and Tasting Drinks - A glass for consuming and tasting drinks, such as beer, has a plurality of raised ribs ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080290102 | Aeration Wine Glass - A wine glass having a bowl with a protrusion on the inner surface of the bottom end. The wine glass may aerate and enhance the bouquet of wine contained therein while providing an aesthetically pleasing appearance. The protrusion may also include a hole to allow wine to flow therethrough for further aeration. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080308565 | Leak prevention device for use on baby bottles and child drink cups - A leak prevention device for use on a baby bottle and child's drink cup, comprising a ring shaped form with a center hole and the entire form having a resilient rubber material disposed along the outer surface which when fitted over a baby bottle and child drink cup will prevent leaking by maintaining the beverage container at a permanent angle when tipped over. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090045205 | ADAPTER FOR DRINK CONTAINER - The invention relates to an adapter for facilitating consuming food or drink from a container, for example to a mouthpiece of a mask. An embodiment of the adapter includes a body that can be connected to a drink container, a connector for connecting the adapter to the mouthpiece of the mask, and a transferring element for transferring the drink to the mouthpiece. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090065517 | Container Cap - A cap device for use with a container or bottle includes a spout portion having a trough defining an access hole. The cap device includes a drinking implement coupled to the trough and pivotal between retracted and extended configurations, the drinking implement covering the access hole at the retracted configuration and being in communication therewith at the extended configuration. An upper surface of the cap device defines a cavity adjacent to and in communication with the trough that is configured to receive a person's finger to selectively urge the drinking implement between retracted and extended configurations. The cap device may include a pour portion adjacent the spout portion although the spout portion accounts for a relatively larger area than the pour portion. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090139995 | DISPENSER WITH PLURAL PRODUCT CHAMBERS FOR SEPARATE STORAGE AND INTERMIXING OF PRODUCTS PRIOR TO USE, AND RELATED METHOD - A container including a body defining an outflow opening and at least one chamber adapted for storing a product, such as a fat containing liquid product, and a container closure including a primary seal for hermetically sealing the product within the chamber during storage. The container closure includes a sealing member forming a substantially fluid-tight seal between the container closure and the body, and a dispensing member in fluid communication with the chamber. The container closure and body move relative to each other between a first position where the primary seal is seated about the outflow port to hermetically seal the product in the chamber during storage, and a second position where the primary seal is displaced from the outflow port to allow product to pass from the chamber through the outflow port and into dispensing member to dispense the product. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090250478 | System for use With a Consumable Beverage - A system for use with a consumable beverage that uses a fluid router to facilitate the withdrawal of fluid from a container. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100044385 | Spill-resistant beverage container - A spill-resistant beverage container having an inwardly projecting, annular contoured lip forming an aperture at the top of a beverage reservoir. The aperture is smaller than the diameter of the top rim of the reservoir. The contoured lip reduces spillage, especially when used with shallow containers such as a martini glass. A smaller aperture in the surface of the contoured lip enables beverage consumption, either directly by mouth or through a straw. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100127004 | DRINKING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A drinking support system for delivering liquid to an individual in which one or more bottles are each connected through a sealing cap using a tube to the individual on demand. The cap is elastic and contains sealing and anchoring elements to matches a variety of respective sealing surfaces. Through the cap a tube is inserted, mechanically supported by a conical support. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100163567 | WATER INTAKE AMOUNT MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A water intake amount management device includes a cup body and a cup cover. The cup body is used to store water, and includes at least one communicating tube and at least one float. The communicating tube is in communication with the stored water. The float is disposed in the communicating tube, and floats on a surface of the stored water. The cup cover is combined with the cup body, and includes a man-machine control interface. When driven, the man-machine control interface senses a distance between the cup cover and the float, converts the distance to a plurality of water amount values, calculates a water intake amount according to the plurality of water amount values, and prompts a user according to the water intake amount. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100200601 | LOW COST SPILL-RESISTANT CUP - The improved low cost cup and container for storing and dispensing liquids has a scoop-like-baffle that separates the body of the cup with the mouth opening of the cover. It resists spilling when shaken or vibrated suddenly. When the improved cup and container is tilted for pouring, such that the liquid level inside the storage chamber of the cup chamber is higher than the liquid level at the mouth opening, no liquid pours out of the cup. The liquid starts to flow out of the mouth opening after the cup is tilted beyond a start-to-pour angle. The start-to-pour angle is reached when the cup is tilted permitting the outside air to pass through the scoop-like-baffle and into the storage chamber. The improved cup has a removable cover with a scoop-like-baffle bended downward toward the body of the cup. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100294788 | CONTROLLED FLOW DRINKING ADAPTER AND KIT - An on-demand drinking adapter for use with a beverage container is disclosed. The adapter includes a base with an upper surface and generally cylindrical sides which extend below the upper surface. The cylindrical sides are adapted for temporarily fastening the adapter to a mouth of a beverage container. The adapter also includes a spout with a vertically extending surface, a second surface, and an on-demand drinking aperture. The spout extends above the upper surface and the vertically extending surface is curved and coextensive with a portion of the cylindrical sides. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100301061 | REUSABLE MUG COVER AND KITS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - A mug cover comprising one or more layers of reusable cloth adapted to conform to a mug having a bottom, wherein the one or more layers of reusable cloth covers at least a portion of the bottom of the mug is disclosed. In one embodiment, the reusable cloth has an opening (e.g., slit or cutout) through which a mug handle may extend. The portion covering the bottom serves as a coaster. Methods of making and providing reusable mug covers are also disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more mug covers are sold in kits, together with dried food products and/or other articles. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110084084 | Drinking Cup Device - A device by a drinking cup ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110095038 | APPARATUS FOR CONSUMING LIQUIDS - An application for a drinking vessel has one or more deflectors positioned along the top rim area of the vessel, just far enough below the rim such that liquid from the vessel passes around the deflectors and into a user's lips when drinking and ice or other solid materials in the liquid is blocked by the deflector, keeping the solid materials away from the user's lips. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110101008 | Drink Cup Baffle Device and Drink Cup System - A drink cup baffle device and system are configured to control fluid from a drink cup to a drinker. The disclosed cup may comprise at least one of a convexity and a concavity on its inside circumference to hold the baffle device. The baffle device may include a first circular baffle insertable into the cup making first contact with fluid in the cup. The first baffle forms a seal against the inside wall of the cup and defines a first plurality of openings. The baffle device further includes a channel formed adjacent to the first baffle around the full circumference of the first baffle to receive fluid from the openings of the first baffle. The baffle device also includes a second circular baffle configured adjacent to the channel forming a seal against the inside wall of the cup and defining a second plurality of openings. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110114654 | Sensory Aroma Glass - A sensory aroma glass is disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a fluid barrier; and a fluid container designed for containing a fluid. The fluid barrier is in contact with the rim or internal or external sidewall of the fluid container. The fluid barrier extends into the fluid container. The fluid barrier has an opening that allows aroma of the fluid to escape from the fluid container without allowing the fluid to escape from the fluid container. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110240664 | Ice Guard III - The Ice Guard III is a solid diaphragm and clip, injection molded into one piece. The material used is polystyrene; an FDA approved material for use in contact with food or beverage. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110278314 | SEALING MEANS FOR BEVERAGE CONTAINER - The present invention provides an improved sealing means, typically a lid, for a beverage container. Positioned, between the annular cover portion of the lid and the rim of the beverage container, is a liquid permeable filter, this filter having an opening for receiving a mounting member in the form of a protrusion, which extends from the annular cover portion, downwards, through the annular cover portion, into the beverage container, where the inner peripheral edge of the opening of the liquid permeable filter is attached around the outer periphery of the protrusion. With a protrusion in the form of a tube surrounding an opening in the annular cover portion, food additives are allowed to be inserted after the lid has been mounted to the drinking container. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110278315 | INSERT FOR A DRINKING CUP - An insert to limit the rate of flow of liquid from a drinking cup, the insert comprising mounting means to locate the insert within a cup above a liquid contained therein but below a brim of said cup so that a peripheral edge of the insert is spaced a predetermined distance from an inner surface of a cup such that, when a person drinks from the brim of a cup fitted with the insert, the rate of flow of liquid to the brim is limited by the insert. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110309092 | Drink container with ice flow dam - The drink container with ice flow dam is formed as a unitary structure, the ice flow dam being ally and permanently formed with the beverage container. The container may have any practicable shape, e.g., conventional drinking glass, martini glass, coffee cup, etc. The ice flow dam may extend partially or completely about the upper, inner circumference of the beverage container, and may have any practicable pattern of liquid passages, serrations about its inner periphery, etc., so long as an open area is provided through the otherwise open area of the top of the container for the placement of solids such as ice, drink garnishes, etc. within the container. The container and its integral ice flow dam may be formed of any practicable material, e.g., glass, plastic, or even metal, and the container and/or ice flow dam may be colored or tinted. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120145726 | Liquid Container Having Bottom Spout - A liquid container beneficially configured for use with a water bottle cage attached to a frame member of a bicycle for use by the bicyclist when riding the bicycle. The liquid container has a container body, a cap removably attached to the upper end of the container body to close the inlet opening which is utilized to fill the liquid container with liquid and a spout located in the bottom wall of the container to allow the bicyclist to drink from the container in a more ergonomic manner than existing water bottles. In one embodiment, the spout includes a nozzle removably attached to a discharge tube integral with the bottom wall to allow the user to select the type of nozzle. In another embodiment, a storage container for storing items and/or a gel dispenser for dispensing an energy gel are utilized at the upper end to close the inlet opening. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120168450 | Spout for a Spill-Proof Beverage Container - A spout for a spill-proof beverage container has a side wall defining an outer surface and an inner surface defining a discharge passage. A valve in the discharge passage includes two flanks formed integrally with the side wall and projecting from opposite sides of the inner surface of the spout. The front end faces of the flanks mate with one another along a slit that extends generally parallel to the longer axis of the spout. At least the front portions of the flanks are inclined away from the mouth of the spout such that pressure within the container acts to urge the flanks against one another so as to maintain the slit closed. Deformation of the side wall when the spout is held between the lips of a drinker acts to open the slit and create an opening between the flanks to allow the beverage to be discharged. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120223089 | DRINKING VESSEL WITH DRY ICE FILTER - A drinking vessel configured to enclose an amount of dry ice produces smoke while chilling a beverage. The drinking vessel may comprise a watertight container for holding the beverage and a filter to enclose the dry ice within a section of the watertight container. The filter will typically be permeable such that the beverage may contact the dry ice within the section of the watertight container but also flow out of the section so that the beverage may be consumed. The filter may be attached to an interior of the watertight container to enclose the dry ice. The interior wall(s) of the watertight container may have one or more mounts to engage and secure the filter to to the watertight container. The filter prevents dry ice particles from escaping thus allowing a user to drink directly from the drinking vessel even as smoke is generated by the dry ice. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20140034660 | PROTECTIVE SLEEVES FOR CONTAINERS - Aspects of the invention include a sleeve or wrap for protecting a container. In certain embodiments, the sleeve or wrap is a protective encasement for protecting a container, such as a bottle. In certain embodiments, the sleeve or wrap includes a body with a lumen, wherein the body is configured for holding and/or containing the container. For instance, in one embodiment, the protective sleeve includes a tubular body and at least a first opening in the protective body that is adapted for receiving the container. In certain embodiments, the body of the sleeve includes silicone. Accordingly, in certain embodiments, the sleeve is a protective silicone sleeve that is adapted to hold and/or contain a container, thereby protecting the container from damage (e.g., breaking). Also provided is a system for protecting a container that includes a protective sleeve, as described above, and a container that is configured for being associated, e.g., fit within, the protective sleeve. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20150053701 | Drinkware Accessories and Drinkware Assemblies Including Drinkware Accessories - Drinkware acessories and drinkware assemblies incorporating the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a drinkware accessory includes a resizable attachment band and a pliant fabric that is coupled to the resizable attachment band and extends to a free end. The pliant fabric includes a first width evaluated at a position where the pliant fabric is coupled to the resizable attachment band and a second width evaluated at the free end, where the second width is greater than the first width. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150053702 | DRINK LID ARRANGEMENTS AND METHODS - An apparatus can include a generally planar portion approximately in a plane. The apparatus can also include a lip portion extending in a direction generally orthogonal to the plane. The generally planar portion is joined to the lip portion at a circumferential edge of the generally planar portion to form a cover for a beverage container. Likewise, a method can include providing contact information on a disposable cover adapted to cover a beverage container. The contact information is not necessarily provided by the manufacturer of the beverage or beverage container. The method can also include receiving contact from a user of the disposable cover. The method can further include coordinating the delivery of a service to the user of the disposable cover responsive to the contact received from the user. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20160088959 | CAPILLARY BEVERAGE CUP - A capillary beverage cup comprises a continuous interior corner extending from a lip interface into an inner cavity of the capillary beverage cup, the continuous interior corner comprising an acute included angle which tapers continuously as the interior corner approaches the lip interface. The capillary beverage cup provides a continuous capillary force on the liquid contained by the cup, allowing for complete withdrawal of fluid from the cup in low or near zero gravity environments, while enabling the cup to have an open top, allowing for aromatics to be experienced by a user while drinking with reduced concerns of spilling or release free-floating spheres of liquid in the low-gravity environment. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20220133067 | REFILLABLE DRINKING VESSEL - The refillable drinking vessel is a fluid containment structure. The refillable drinking vessel forms a fluidic connection with a pressurized fluid source the refillable drinking vessel: a) opens a fluidic connection with the pressurized fluid source; and, b) received fluid from the pressurized fluid source until a previously determined volume of fluid is contained in the refillable drinking vessel. The refillable drinking vessel incorporates a bottle, a bottle fitting structure, a base plate, and a fluid control structure. The base plate forms a fluidic connection between the bottle fitting structure and the pressurized fluid source. The bottle fitting structure forms a fluidic connection between the bottle and the base plate. The fluid control structure automatically controls the flow of fluid from the pressurized fluid source through the base plate and the bottle fitting structure into the bottle. | 05-05-2022 |
