Beverage containers with detection capability
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G08B-021/00
A47G-019/22
출원번호
US-0584364
(2009-09-02)
등록번호
US-9024766
(2015-05-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Hood, Leroy E.
Jung, Edward K.Y.
Sweeney, Elizabeth A.
Tegreene, Clarence T.
Wood, Jr., Lowell L.
출원인 / 주소
The Invention Science Fund, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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초록▼
Methods and systems described herein include individual-use beverage containers including sensors and methods of their use. Beverage containers include: a vessel body configured to hold a beverage; and at least one sensor associated with the vessel body, the at least one sensor including a sensor co
Methods and systems described herein include individual-use beverage containers including sensors and methods of their use. Beverage containers include: a vessel body configured to hold a beverage; and at least one sensor associated with the vessel body, the at least one sensor including a sensor configured to detect one or more substance in a fluid. Systems include: at least one beverage container including at least one sensor configured to detect one or more substance in fluid; and at least one external device including at least one port configured for communication with the at least one sensor. Methods include: detecting one or more substance within fluid with at least one sensor integral to a beverage container; and interfacing one or more of the at least one sensor with an external device.
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1. A beverage container comprising: a vessel body configured to hold a beverage, the vessel body defining a base and at least one side wall, the at least one side wall including a region defined by one of a color, shape, or texture different from a lateral remainder of the at least one side wall, th
1. A beverage container comprising: a vessel body configured to hold a beverage, the vessel body defining a base and at least one side wall, the at least one side wall including a region defined by one of a color, shape, or texture different from a lateral remainder of the at least one side wall, the color, shape, or texture configured to encourage drinking from the region;at least one sensor secured to the at least one side wall within the region or embedded within the vessel body within the region, the at least one sensor including a sensor configured to detect and identify one or more substance in fluid and generate a signal that the identification has been made;a power source; anda circuit operatively connected to the at least one sensor and the power source;wherein one or more of a portion of the power source or a portion of the circuit are embedded in the at least one side wall. 2. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the vessel body comprises: at least one signal emitter. 3. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the vessel body comprises: at least one signaling element configured to signal contact with the fluid relative to at least one of time, presence of a target material, or presence of an amount of a target material. 4. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: at least one signal emitter. 5. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: at least one selective medium. 6. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: at least one gel configured to be responsive when the one or more substance is detected. 7. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: at least one recognition element. 8. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the one or more substance comprises: an indicator of a physiological state. 9. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein one or more of the at least one sensor comprises: at least one chemical sensor. 10. The beverage container of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor includes a plurality of replaceable modules configured to detect and identify one or more substance in fluid, each of the plurality of replaceable modules being configured to sense a different substance via a different functionality for each of the plurality of replaceable modules. 11. The beverage container of claim 1, comprising: one or more straw configured for drinking. 12. The beverage container of claim 1, comprising: at least one transmucosal sampling mechanism. 13. The beverage container of claim 1, comprising: one or more display. 14. The beverage container of claim 1, comprising: sterile packaging. 15. The beverage container of claim 1, comprising: one or more sensing device. 16. The beverage container of claim 1, comprising: one or more taggant. 17. A system, comprising: at least one beverage container including; a vessel body defining at least one side wall;at least one sensor secured to the at least one side wall or embedded within the beverage container, the at least one sensor configured to detect and identify one or more substance in fluid and generate a signal that the identification has been made, the at least one sensor including a plurality of replaceable modules configured to detect and identify one or more substance in fluid, each of the plurality of the replaceable modules being configured to sense a difference substance via a different functionality for each of the plurality of replaceable modules;a power source; anda circuit operatively connected to the at least one sensor and the power source;wherein one or more of a portion of the power source or a portion of the circuit are embedded in the at least one side wall; andat least one external device including at least one port configured for communication with the at least one sensor. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: one or more drinking straw. 19. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: at least one signaling element configured to signal contact with the fluid relative to at least one of time, presence of a target material, or presence of an amount of a target material. 20. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: at least one selective medium. 21. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: at least one gel configured to be responsive when the one or more substance is detected. 22. The system of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of the at least one beverage container is modular. 23. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: at least one transmucosal sampling mechanism. 24. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: at least one encapsulating material. 25. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: at least one signal emitter. 26. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one beverage container comprises: one or more taggant. 27. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: at least one recognition element. 28. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: at least one signal emitter. 29. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one sensor comprises: at least one chemical sensor. 30. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more substance comprises: an indicator of a physiological state. 31. The system of claim 17, wherein the one or more substance comprises: at least one metabolite. 32. The system of claim 17, wherein at least a portion of the at least one sensor is in dehydrated form. 33. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one external device is configured to communicate with at least one network. 34. The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one external device is configured to detect at least one signal from the at least one sensor. 35. The system of claim 17, comprising: at least one user interface. 36. The system of claim 17, comprising: at least one signal emitter. 37. The system of claim 17, comprising: at least one sensing device. 38. The system of claim 17, comprising: sterile packaging for at least a portion of the system. 39. A method of detecting one or more substance in fluid comprising: detecting and identifying one or more substance within a fluid inside of a beverage container including, a vessel body defining a base and at least one side wall,at least one sensor secured to the at least one side wall or embedded within the beverage container, the at least one sensor including a gel configured to be responsive when the one or more substance is detected,a power source, anda circuit operatively connected to the at least one sensor and the power source, wherein one or more of a portion of the power source or a portion of the circuit are embedded in the at least one side wall; andinterfacing one or more of the at least one sensor with an external device. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: detecting at least one biological analyte. 41. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: contacting beverage fluid with the at least one sensor. 42. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: binding the one or more substance with a recognition element. 43. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: sequestering the one or more substance. 44. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: detecting at least one metabolite of a provided agent. 45. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: detecting one or more substance within the fluid with at least one chemical sensor. 46. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: detecting one or more substance directly. 47. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: detecting one or more taggant. 48. The method of claim 39, wherein the detecting one or more substance comprises: detecting one or more signal with at least one detector integral to the external device. 49. The method of claim 39, wherein the interfacing one or more of the at least one sensor with an external device comprises: generating a signal configured to be detected by the external device. 50. The method of claim 39, comprising: contacting the fluid with at least one signaling element configured to signal contact with the fluid relative to at least one of time, presence of a target material, or presence of an amount of a target material. 51. The method of claim 39, comprising: providing at least one provided agent with the beverage container; anddetecting one or more metabolite of the provided agent with the at least one sensor. 52. The method of claim 39, comprising: communicating information regarding at least one detection result to at least one system user. 53. The method of claim 39, comprising: communicating information regarding at least one sensor result to at least one system user.
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