公开(公告)号：US10329061B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-25

申请号：US14534800

申请日：2014-11-06

Applicant: Thermos L.L.C.

Inventor： Rick Dias ,  Marvin Lane ,  Shawn Young ,  Michael Dennis Tetreault ,  Michael Murray ,  Gary Victor Pieper ,  Eric Lee Ferguson

IPC: B65D51/24 ,  B65D43/02 ,  A47G19/02 ,  A47G19/22

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention include a retainer, a lid, and a sensor, where the sensor is configured to detect information about the retainer, the lid, or the contents in the retainer. The sensor also may be configured to communicate with an internal or external computer system, thereby facilitating showing the detected information as a representation via a display element. In certain embodiments, the system may include an action element such as an open/close lid opening assembly configured to permit automatically or manually opening or closing a drink aperture or another type of dispensing aperture.