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US 11,556,017 B2Granted
Watertight container systems having transparent display
AssigneeNewtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsFielding B. Staton, David Strumpf
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Abstract
One container system includes a transparent display, a projector for providing image data on the display, and a floor defining part of a watertight cavity. The display is non-perpendicularly angled from horizontal and has proximal and distal ends. And a closure device is provided for use with a watertight container. The closure device is configured to selectively seal an opening in the watertight container and includes coupling structure (a plug, a flange, and/or threading) for selectively coupling the closure device to the watertight container to seal the opening. The closure device further includes non-transitory computer memory, at least one sensor, and a processor in data communication with the memory and the at least one sensor.
Claims16
A watertight container system, comprising:
- a watertight cavity having a floor, an upper end, and an upwardly-extending central axis passing through the floor;
- a transparent display having a plurality of transparent panels, the transparent panels each having a first end relatively near the floor and a second end relatively near the upper end, the transparent panel first ends collectively defining a first end of the transparent display, the transparent panel second ends collectively defining a second end of the transparent display, each transparent panel first end being relatively near the central axis, each transparent panel second end being relatively distant to the central axis, the watertight cavity extending between the transparent panels;
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- a plurality of image origination areas located radially outside the transparent display first end for providing image data to at least some of the transparent panels, the image origination areas being positioned to provide the image data generally upwardly;
- wherein the upper end of the watertight cavity is open;
- and
- wherein the plurality of image origination areas are housed in a coaster.
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A watertight container system, comprising:
- a watertight cavity having a floor, an upper end, and an upwardly-extending central axis passing through the floor;
- a transparent display having a plurality of transparent panels, the transparent panels each having a first end relatively near the floor and a second end relatively near the upper end, the transparent panel first ends collectively defining a first end of the transparent display, the transparent panel second ends collectively defining a second end of the transparent display, each transparent panel first end being relatively near the central axis, each transparent panel second end being relatively distant to the central axis, the watertight cavity extending between the transparent panels;
- a plurality of image origination areas located radially outside the transparent display first end for providing image data to at least some of the transparent panels, the image origination areas being positioned to provide the image data generally upwardly;
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- at least one external wall radially outside the transparent display, the at least one external wall defining an exterior perimeter;
- wherein the transparent panels are each planar, each transparent panel being generally symmetrical about a center line;
- wherein the transparent panels abut one another and the transparent display is frusto-pyramidal;
- and
- wherein the exterior perimeter and the floor define at least part of a drinking glass.
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A watertight container system, comprising:
- a watertight cavity having a floor, an upper end, and an upwardly-extending central axis passing through the floor;
- a transparent display having a plurality of transparent panels, the transparent panels each having a first end relatively near the floor and a second end relatively near the upper end, the transparent panel first ends collectively defining a first end of the transparent display, the transparent panel second ends collectively defining a second end of the transparent display, each transparent panel first end being relatively near the central axis, each transparent panel second end being relatively distant to the central axis, at least a portion of the watertight cavity extending between the transparent panels;
- a plurality of image origination areas located radially outside the transparent display first end for providing image data to at least some of the transparent panels, the image origination areas being positioned to provide the image data generally upwardly;
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- at least one external wall radially outside the transparent display, the at least one external wall defining an exterior perimeter;
- wherein the transparent panels are each planar, each transparent panel being generally symmetrical about a center line;
- wherein the transparent panels abut one another and the transparent display is frusto-pyramidal;
- wherein the exterior perimeter and the floor define at least part of a drinking glass;
- wherein the exterior perimeter defines an outer portion of the watertight cavity;
- wherein the transparent display defines an inner portion of the watertight cavity;
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- wherein at least one passage allows fluid to freely flow between the outer and inner portions of the watertight cavity.
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A watertight container system, comprising:
- a watertight cavity having a floor, an upper end, and an upwardly-extending central axis passing through the floor;
- a transparent display having a plurality of transparent panels, the transparent panels each having a first end relatively near the floor and a second end relatively near the upper end, the transparent panel first ends collectively defining a first end of the transparent display, the transparent panel second ends collectively defining a second end of the transparent display, each transparent panel first end being relatively near the central axis, each transparent panel second end being relatively distant to the central axis, the watertight cavity extending between the transparent panels;
- a plurality of image origination areas located radially outside the transparent display first end for providing image data to at least some of the transparent panels, the image origination areas being positioned to provide the image data generally upwardly;
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- at least one external wall radially outside the transparent display, the at least one external wall defining an exterior perimeter;
- wherein the floor is selectively positionable atop the projector, the image data being provided on the transparent display only when the floor is positioned atop the projector;
- wherein the plurality of image origination areas corresponds to the plurality of transparent panels such that each of the transparent panels corresponds to a respective image origination area;
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- wherein the exterior perimeter and the floor define at least part of a drinking glass.
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A watertight container system, comprising:
- a watertight cavity having a floor, an upper end, and an upwardly-extending central axis passing through the floor;
- a transparent display having a plurality of transparent panels, the transparent panels each having a first end relatively near the floor and a second end relatively near the upper end, the transparent panel first ends collectively defining a first end of the transparent display, the transparent panel second ends collectively defining a second end of the transparent display, each transparent panel first end being relatively near the central axis, each transparent panel second end being relatively distant to the central axis, the watertight cavity extending between the transparent panels;
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- a plurality of image origination areas located radially outside the transparent display first end for providing image data to at least some of the transparent panels, the image origination areas being positioned to provide the image data generally upwardly;
- wherein the floor is selectively positionable atop the image origination areas, the image data being provided on the transparent display only when the floor is positioned atop the image origination areas;
- wherein the plurality of image origination areas corresponds to the plurality of transparent panels such that each of the transparent panels corresponds to a respective image origination area;
- wherein the plurality of image origination areas are housed in a bar surface;
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- wherein the floor forms part of a drinking glass.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.