US 12,351,449 B2
Portable beverage container systems and methods for adjusting the composition of a beverage
Mark Lyons, Ashburn, VA (US); Robert Lawson-Shanks, Reston, VA (US); Abraham Maclean, Arlington, VA (US); Justin Toelle, Washington, DC (US); Filipe Aguiar, Reston, VA (US); and Aleksander Drozdetski, Herndon, VA (US)
Assigned to Cirkul, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed by Cirkul, Inc., Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/435,350.
Application 18/435,350 is a continuation of application No. 17/234,534, filed on Apr. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,919,763.
Application 17/234,534 is a continuation of application No. 16/664,846, filed on Oct. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,981,772, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/900,510, filed on Sep. 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0174503 A1, May 30, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B67D 1/08 (2006.01); A47J 43/27 (2006.01); B01F 33/501 (2022.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); B01F 101/14 (2022.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC B67D 1/0888 (2013.01) [A47J 43/27 (2013.01); B01F 33/50111 (2022.01); B01F 35/2112 (2022.01); B67D 1/0019 (2013.01); B67D 1/0882 (2013.01); B67D 1/1238 (2013.01); B67D 1/1243 (2013.01); B01F 2101/14 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage apparatus that is hand-holdable by a user and portable, the beverage apparatus comprising:
a beverage chamber configured to hold a consumable liquid;
a vessel containing an additive to be combined with the consumable liquid to form a beverage, the vessel including a valve through which the additive is dispensed into the consumable liquid;
a tag that includes a tag memory portion (TMP) and a tag communication element, the tag being affixed to the vessel;
a controller that includes a processor and memory including instructions implemented by the processor, the processor configured to communicate with the tag; and
a communication element configured to transmit communications between the processor and the tag;
wherein the processor is configured to identify a change in state of the beverage apparatus, adjust a value of a state variable based on the change in state from a first value to a second value, and cause the second value of the state variable to be written to the TMP of the tag.