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US 11,952,197 B2Granted
Thermal liquid container system
AssigneeThe Curators of the University of Missouri
InventorHongbin Ma
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Abstract
A thermal liquid container system comprising a main body, a phase change material (PCM) liner disposed within the main body having a PCM disposed therein, a liquid reservoir defined by PCM liner, a liquid dispensing partition disposed within the liquid reservoir such that the liquid reservoir is partitioned into a temperature conditioning channel and a liquid retention chamber, and a lid comprising a liquid ingress and a liquid dispensing opening, the temperature conditioning channel for placing a liquid passing therethrough in thermal contact with the PCM whereby thermal energy is exchanged between the liquid flowing through the temperature conditioning channel and the PCM such that the liquid is dispensed at a temperature that is within a desired temperature range determined by the selected PCM melting temperature.
Claims18
A thermal liquid container system for dispensing a liquid from the system at a temperature within a desired temperature range, said system comprising:
- a main body;
- a phase change material (PCM) liner disposed within the main body having a PCM disposed therein, the PCM having a selected melting temperature;
- a liquid reservoir defined by PCM liner, the liquid reservoir structured and operable to have a liquid disposed therein having a first temperature;
- a liquid dispensing partition disposed within the liquid reservoir such that the liquid reservoir is partitioned into a temperature conditioning channel formed between the PCM liner and the beverage dispensing partition, and a liquid retention chamber defined by the liquid dispensing partition;
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- a lid comprising a liquid ingress opening formed within a central body of the lid and a liquid dispensing opening formed within a lip of the lid, the lid connectable to at least one of the main body and the PCM liner such that a seal is formed between the central body and a proximal end of the PCM liner such that in order for a liquid within the liquid reservoir to be dispensed through the liquid dispensing opening, the liquid must flow through the temperature conditioning channel, wherein
- the temperature conditioning channel is structured and operable place the liquid passing therethrough in thermal contact with the PCM whereby thermal energy is exchanged between the liquid flowing through the temperature conditioning channel and the PCM such that the liquid is dispensed through the liquid dispensing opening at a second temperature that is within a desired temperature range determined by the selected PCM melting temperature, the second temperature being different than the first temperature.
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A thermal liquid container system for dispensing a liquid from the system at a temperature within a desired temperature range, said system comprising:
- a main body;
- a phase change material (PCM) liner disposed within the main body having a PCM disposed therein, the PCM having a selected melting temperature;
- a liquid reservoir defined by PCM liner, the liquid reservoir structured and operable to have a liquid disposed therein having a first temperature;
- a liquid dispensing partition disposed within the liquid reservoir such that the liquid reservoir is partitioned into a temperature conditioning channel formed between the PCM liner and the beverage dispensing partition, and a liquid retention chamber defined by the liquid dispensing partition, wherein
- the liquid dispensing partition comprises a partition insulation cavity at least partially filled with thermal insulation such that the liquid dispensing partition reduces the rejection of thermal energy from liquid within the retention chamber to liquid within the conditioning channel;
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- the main body comprises a main body insulation cavity that is at least partially filled with thermal insulation such that the main body reduces the rejection of thermal energy from the PCM to an ambient environment;
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- a lid comprising a liquid ingress opening formed within a central body of the lid and a liquid dispensing opening formed within a lip of the lid, the lid connectable to at least one of the main body and the PCM liner such that a seal is formed between the central body and a proximal end of the PCM liner such that in order for a liquid within the liquid reservoir to be dispensed through the liquid dispensing opening, the liquid must flow through the temperature conditioning channel, wherein
- the temperature conditioning channel is structured and operable place the liquid passing therethrough in thermal contact with the PCM whereby thermal energy is exchanged between the liquid flowing through the temperature conditioning channel and the PCM such that the liquid is dispensed through the liquid dispensing opening at a second temperature that is within a desired temperature range determined by the selected PCM melting temperature, the second temperature being different than the first temperature.
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A thermal liquid container system for dispensing a liquid from the system at a temperature within a desired temperature range, said system comprising:
- a main body;
- a phase change material (PCM) liner disposed within the main body having a PCM disposed therein, the PCM having a selected melting temperature;
- a liquid reservoir defined by PCM liner, the liquid reservoir structured and operable to have a liquid disposed therein having a first temperature;
- a liquid dispensing partition disposed within the liquid reservoir such that the liquid reservoir is partitioned into a temperature conditioning channel formed between the PCM liner and the beverage dispensing partition, and a liquid retention chamber defined by the liquid dispensing partition, wherein
- the liquid dispensing partition comprises a partition insulation cavity at least partially filled with thermal insulation such that the liquid dispensing partition reduces the rejection of thermal energy from liquid within the retention chamber to liquid within the conditioning channel;
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- the main body comprises a main body insulation cavity that is at least partially filled with thermal insulation such that the main body reduces the rejection of thermal energy from the PCM to an ambient environment;
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- a lid comprising a liquid ingress opening formed within a central body of the lid and a liquid dispensing opening formed within a lip of the lid, the lid connectable to at least one of the main body and the PCM liner such that a seal is formed between the central body and a proximal end of the PCM liner such that in order for a liquid within the liquid reservoir to be dispensed through the liquid dispensing opening, the liquid must flow through the temperature conditioning channel, wherein
- the temperature conditioning channel is structured and operable place the liquid passing therethrough in thermal contact with the PCM whereby thermal energy is exchanged between the liquid flowing through the temperature conditioning channel and the PCM such that the liquid is dispensed through the liquid dispensing opening at a second temperature that is within a desired temperature range determined by the selected PCM melting temperature, the second temperature being different than the first temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.