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US 10,058,209 B2Granted
High efficiency self-heating containers
AssigneeHeatGenie, Inc.
InventorsBrendan Coffey, Michael DeRossi, Krzysztof C Kwiatkowski, Brent C Ford
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Abstract
A simple integrated assemblage of components built around a modular solid state heater, and incorporating an intuitive consumer user interface (CUI), enables self-heating functionality to be applied in standard beverage cans. The CUI includes an actuation mechanism for user initiation of heating, as well as a novel means of breaching the can to access the heated beverage.
Claims6
A can end for a two-piece container, comprising:
- a seamable can end having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a formed edge curl around its perimeter;
- a breachable seal positioned over an aperture in the can end;
- a heater affixed to the lower surface of the can end;
- a consumer user interface includes a cam that sequentially engages the heater to initiate an exothermic reaction and also sequentially engages the breachable seal to create a passageway through the can end.
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