# US 10,244,880 B2 · Beverage containers, heat transfer pad, and related system and methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,244,880 B2 - Document ID: US10244880B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/626,700 - Filed: 2017-06-19 - Published: 2017-12-21 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-21 - Applicants: John Robert Mumford - Inventors: John Robert Mumford - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10244880B2 ## CPC - A47G 19/2288: {with means for keeping liquid cool or hot} - A47G 19/2255: {Details related to the connection between the liquid containing part and the supporting part} - F25D 3/06: Movable containers - F25D 3/08: portable, i.e. adapted to be carried personally - F25D 31/008: {Drinking glasses} - F25D 11/025: {using primary and secondary refrigeration systems} - F25D 2303/0841: external to the container for a beverage, e.g. a bottle, can, drinking glass or pitcher - F25D 2303/0845: below the product - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A beverage container includes a base, a stem, and a bowl. The base has a base lateral dimension parallel to the horizontal supporting plane. The stem extends upwardly from a stem lower end coupled to the base to a stem upper end. The stem has a heat pipe extending between the stem lower end and the stem upper end. The stem has a stem lateral dimension smaller than the base lateral dimension. The bowl is coupled to the stem upper end and extends upwardly of the stem. The bowl defines a liquid chamber having an upper opening. Other beverage containers, systems, methods, and heat transfer pads are also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A beverage container comprising: a base having a base lateral dimension; a stem extending upwardly from a stem lower end coupled to the base to a stem upper end, the stem having a heat pipe extending between the stem lower end and the stem upper end, and the stem having a stem lateral dimension smaller than the base lateral dimension; and a bowl coupled to the stem upper end and extending upwardly of the stem, the bowl defining a liquid chamber having an upper opening. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The beverage container of claim 1, wherein: the base includes a base conductive element thermally coupled to the heat pipe. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The beverage container of claim 2, wherein: the base conductive element is made of a base conductor material having a thermal conductivity of at least 10 W/(m K) at 20° C. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The beverage container of claim 2, wherein: the base conductor material comprises metal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The beverage container of claim 2, wherein: the base includes: a base outer element; and a base conductive element thermally coupled to the heat pipe, the base conductive element has a base conductive element lower end and a base conductive element upper end, the base outer element overlays at least a portion of the base conductive element upper end, and the base conductive element lower end includes an exposed base conductive element contact surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The beverage container of claim 5 wherein: the base has a base lower end, and the base conductive element contact surface is recessed from the base lower end. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The beverage container of claim 5 wherein: the base outer element extends laterally outwardly of the base conductive element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The beverage container of claim 1 wherein: the stem includes a stem sleeve, and the heat pipe is at least partially positioned within the stem sleeve. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The beverage container of claim 8 wherein: the stem sleeve is spaced apart from the heat pipe between the stem upper end and the stem lower end. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The beverage container of claim 9 wherein: the heat pipe has a heat pipe outer surface facing the stem sleeve, and a majority of the stem sleeve is spaced apart from the heat pipe outer surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The beverage container of claim 8 wherein: the stem sleeve is made of a stem sleeve material comprising metal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The beverage container of claim 9 wherein: the stem sleeve is spaced apart from the heat pipe by a hermetically sealed space. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The beverage container of claim 12 wherein: the sealed space contains a gas. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The beverage container of claim 12 wherein: the sealed space is substantially evacuated of gas. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The beverage container of claim 1 wherein: the bowl includes a substantially transparent portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The beverage container of claim 15 wherein: the bowl includes a bowl bottom, and the bowl bottom includes the reflective portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The beverage container of claim 1 wherein: the bowl includes a bowl bottom, and the bowl bottom is thermally coupled to the heat pipe. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The beverage container of claim 17 wherein: the bowl bottom is thermally coupled to the heat pipe by thermal adhesive. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The beverage container of claim 1 wherein: the stem upper end is coupled to the bowl by a fastener, the base, the stem, and the fastener collectively define a support assembling comprising an inner subassembly received in an outer subassembly, the inner subassembly includes the heat pipe, and the inner subassembly is spaced apart from the outer subassembly by a contiguous space which extends within at least the fastener and the stem. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The beverage container of claim 19 wherein: the space is hermetically sealed. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The beverage container of claim 20 wherein: the sealed space is substantially evacuated of gas. ### Claim 22 A method of making a beverage container, the method comprising: providing a base defining a lower horizontal supporting plane; providing a stem extending from a stem lower end to a stem upper end, the stem having a heat pipe extending between the stem lower end and the stem upper end; providing a bowl defining a liquid chamber having an upper opening; coupling the stem lower end to the base; and coupling the stem upper end to the bowl.