# US 10,368,673 B2 ยท Liquid containing vessels with integrated coaster > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server โ€” see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,368,673 B2 - Document ID: US10368673B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/807,234 - Filed: 2017-11-08 - Published: 2018-05-10 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-11-08 - Assignees: No Sweat, Inc. - Applicants: No Sweat, Inc. - Inventors: Jeremy Loeb; Eric Bauswell; Parker Drennan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10368673B2 ## CPC - A47G 23/03: Underlays for glasses or drinking-vessels - A47G 19/22: Drinking vessels or saucers used for table service (glass or drinking-vessel underlays A47G23/03 {; cups as travelling or camp articles A45F3/16; collapsible cups A45F3/20; cups made of plastics B65D1/265, made of paper B65D3/06; measuring cups G01F9/00}) - A47G 19/2255: {Details related to the connection between the liquid containing part and the supporting part} - A47G: HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT (book-ends A47B5/00; knives B26B) ## Abstract Different liquid containing vessels with integrated coasters are provided. The liquid containing vessels have an upper portion, channel, base, and integrated coaster. The upper portion retains some amount of liquid. The channel is disposed beneath the upper portion and above the above the base. The channel is formed from a central stem connecting the upper portion to the base and a cavity that surrounds the stem for some radius that is less than a radius of the upper portion or base. Disposed in the channel is the integrated coaster. The integrated coaster is a trapping element that in some embodiments is a solid porous ring of an adsorptive or absorptive material. Condensation forming about the outer surface of the upper portion drips downwards towards the channel. The channel redirects the condensation to the trapping element where it is removed by the adsorptive or absorptive materials. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A liquid containing vessel with integrated coaster, the vessel comprising: an upper portion comprising a liquid containing volume; a base below said upper portion, the base retaining the vessel upright over a surface; a channel between the upper portion and said base, the channel comprising a cavity extending centrally from an outer circumference of the base by a particular distance that is less than a width or radius of the base; and a trapping element disposed in said channel, the trapping element comprising a plurality of ceramic particulates baked to form a rigid, solid, and dishwasher safe permeable structure with a plurality of pores providing a plurality of nondeforming chambers with which to adsorb condensate from the outer face of the upper portion without modifying shape or dimensions of the plurality of nondeforming chambers or the plurality of ceramic particulates. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vessel of claim 1 further comprising a stem connecting the upper portion to the base, the stem having a width or radius less than a width or radius of the upper portion and the base, and wherein the stem is at a center of the channel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The vessel of claim 2, wherein the trapping element further comprises a central opening with a width or radius about equal to the width or radius of the stem, and wherein the stem extends through the central opening of the trapping element. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vessel of claim 3 further comprising an optically clear adhesive or epoxy between the upper portion and the base, said adhesive or epoxy affixing the upper portion to the base. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vessel of claim 4, wherein said trapping element is free of said adhesive or epoxy. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The vessel of claim 2, wherein the rigid, solid, and dishwasher safe permeable structure of the trapping element comprises at least a first half with a first plurality of ceramic particulates baked to a solid and rigid first form, and a separate second half with a second plurality of ceramic particulates baked to a solid and rigid second form, wherein the first half connects to the second half around said stem with an adhesive. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The vessel of claim 1, wherein the upper portion further comprises a protrusion extending below the liquid containing volume, wherein the protrusion has a width or radius that is less than a width or radius of a bottommost section of the upper portion, wherein a width or radius of the channel combined with the width or radius of the protrusion is equal to the width or radius of the bottommost section of the upper portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vessel of claim 7, wherein the base comprises a segment with an indentation aligning with the protrusion of the upper portion, said segment extending upwards from the base, wherein the indentation has a width or radius equal to the width or radius of the protrusion, said indentation receiving the protrusion and retaining the upper portion vertically from said base. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The vessel of claim 7, wherein the base comprises a cylindrical wall with a central cavity extending upwards from a topmost section of the base, wherein the central cavity has a width or radius equal to the width or radius of the protrusion, and wherein the cylindrical wall retains the upper portion upright in response to disposing the protrusion within the central cavity of the cylindrical wall. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The vessel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of ceramic particulates comprise one or more particulates of aluminum oxide, alumina, or activated alumina. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The vessel of claim 10, wherein the plurality of ceramic particulates further comprise at least one of alumina silica, ceramic foam, carbon compounds, and zeolites. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The vessel of claim 1, wherein the trapping element further comprises absorptive materials that modify shape or dimensions in response to changing from a dry state to wet state after absorbing condensate from the outer face of the upper portion, the absorptive materials comprising at least one of silica gel, absorbent polymers, natural or synthetic sponges, and diatomaceous earth. ### Claim 13 A condensation trapping liquid containing vessel comprising: an upper portion comprising a liquid containing volume with an opening at a top side and enclosed about all other sides; a base below said upper portion; and a ceramic porous solid ring attached to said base, the ceramic porous solid ring comprising a plurality of microscopic chambers created from a fixed and rigid arrangement of a plurality of ceramic alumina particulates, wherein one or more chambers of the plurality of microscopic chambers remove condensate from an outer surface of the vessel without modifying a shape or dimensions of the ring in response to said condensate forming on the outer surface of the upper portion and dripping down until contacting the one or more chambers of the plurality of microscopic chambers. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The vessel of claim 13, wherein an outer circumference of the ceramic porous solid ring is aligned with outer circumferences of the upper portion and the base. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The vessel of claim 13, wherein the ceramic porous solid ring has a width between โ…› inches to 1 inch. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The vessel of claim 13, wherein the ceramic porous solid ring has a height between โ…› inches to 1 inch. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The vessel of claim 13, wherein said vessel is a drinking cup, and wherein the upper portion and the base are made of glass, plastic, or metal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The vessel of claim 13, wherein said vessel is a pitcher, decanter, or carafe, and wherein the upper portion further comprises a handle connected at two points about the outer face of the upper portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The vessel of claim 13, wherein the plurality of ceramic alumina particulates comprise one or more particulates of aluminum oxide, alumina, or activated alumina. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The vessel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of nondeforming chambers provided by the plurality of pores are between 1 and 10 microns in size.