System and method for detection of a contaminated beverage
AssigneeDrinkSavvy, Inc.
InventorsMichael T. Abramson, John C. MacDonald
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Abstract
A system and method for a beverage container configured to test for a contaminated beverage in the beverage container comprises a base of the beverage container, an upper portion of the beverage container, and a sidewall with an inner surface and an outer surface that extends from the base to the upper portion, and a testing material. A portion of the beverage container is the testing material configured to visibly react when the portion of the beverage container is contacted with the contaminated beverage.
Claims40
An apparatus configured to test a beverage, comprising:
- a straw, wherein the straw comprises a material;
- and
- an indicator chemically bonded to at least a portion of the material of the straw, wherein the indicator visibly reacts with a colorimetric response when the indicator is contacted with alcohol to indicate the alcohol is present in the beverage, wherein at least the portion of the material of the straw comprises the indicator, and wherein the visible reaction with the colorimetric response is shown on at least the portion of the material of the straw via the indicator chemically bonded to at least the portion of the material of the straw, wherein the indicator includes a colorimetric indicator, and wherein the indicator is chemically bonded to at least the portion of the material of the straw via at least one of an intramolecular bond and an intermolecular bond.
An apparatus configured to test a beverage, comprising:
- a stirrer, wherein the stirrer comprises a material;
- and
- an indicator chemically bonded to at least a portion of the material of the stirrer, wherein the indicator visibly reacts with a colorimetric response when the indicator is contacted with alcohol to indicate the alcohol is present in the beverage, wherein at least the portion of the material of the stirrer comprises the indicator, and wherein the visible reaction with the colorimetric response is shown on at least the portion of the material of the stirrer via the indicator chemically bonded to at least the portion of the material of the stirrer, wherein the indicator includes a colorimetric indicator, and wherein the indicator is chemically bonded to at least the portion of the material of the stirrer via at least one of an intramolecular bond and an intermolecular bond.
A method for producing a testing device to test a beverage, comprising:
- selecting an indicator that shows a visible reaction when contacted with alcohol in the beverage;
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- introducing, by chemical bonding, the selected indicator to at least a portion of at least one of a straw and a stirrer, wherein the visible reaction is shown with a colorimetric response by at least the portion of the at least one of the straw and the stirrer via the selected indicator when the alcohol in the beverage is contacted with the selected indicator introduced to at least the portion of the at least one of the straw and the stirrer, wherein the selected indicator includes a colorimetric indicator, and wherein the indicator is chemically bonded to at least the portion of the material of the at least one of the straw and the stirrer via at least one of an intramolecular bond and an intermolecular bond.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.