Apparatus for Preparing a Temperature Sensitive Beverage

11) An apparatus for preparing a total amount of a temperature sensitive beverage at a desired temperature, wherein the apparatus is used together with a second container, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a) a body having a first end and a second end;
• b) a mouth at the first end of the body;
• c) a base at the second end of the body;
• and
• d) one or more indicia on the body that indicate the total amount but correspond to a first volume to be heated that is equivalent to a percentage of the total amount, wherein the one or more indicia are selected from the group consisting of:
• quantity indicium, level indicium, and a combination thereof;
• wherein the one or more indicia allow a user to heat the first volume of liquid from a first temperature to a second temperature in the apparatus, leaving a second volume of unheated liquid at the first temperature in the second container, wherein the user mixes the first volume of heated liquid and second volume of unheated liquid in the second container to thereby obtain the total amount of the temperature sensitive beverage at the desired temperature in the second container.

12) A method of preparing a total amount of baby formula at a desired temperature using an apparatus that comprises a body having a first end and a second end;

• a mouth at the first end of the body;
• a base at the second end of the body;
• and one or more indicia on the body that indicate the total amount but correspond to a first volume to be heated that is equivalent to a percentage of the total amount, wherein the one or more indicia are selected from the group consisting of:
• quantity indicium, level indicium, and a combination thereof;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• a) filling a baby bottle with a liquid of the total amount of baby formula at a first temperature, wherein the liquid is substantially water, and wherein the first temperature is approximately a room temperature;
• b) filling the apparatus with the liquid from the baby bottle up to the first volume indicated by one or more indicia on the apparatus, thereby leaving a second volume of unheated liquid at the first temperature in the baby bottle;
• c) heating the liquid in the apparatus to a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is approximately 100° C.;
• and
• d) combining the first volume of heated liquid at the second temperature with the second volume of unheated liquid at the first temperature in the baby bottle;
• to thereby obtain the total amount of baby formula at the desired temperature.

23) A method of preparing a total amount of a temperature sensitive beverage at a desired temperature using an apparatus that comprises a body having a first end and a second end;

• a mouth at the first end of the body;
• a base at the second end of the body;
• and one or more indicia on the body that indicate the total amount but correspond to a first volume to be heated that is equivalent to a percentage of the total amount, wherein the one or more indicia are selected from the group consisting of:
• quantity indicium, level indicium, and a combination thereof;
• the method comprising the steps of:
• a) filling a second container with a liquid of the total amount of the temperature sensitive beverage at a first temperature, wherein the liquid is substantially water, and wherein the first temperature is approximately a room temperature;
• b) filling the apparatus with the liquid from the second container up to the first volume indicated by one or more indicia on the apparatus, thereby leaving a second volume of unheated liquid at the first temperature in the second container;
• c) heating the liquid in the apparatus to a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is approximately 100° C.;
• and
• d) combining the first volume of heated liquid at the second temperature with the second volume of unheated liquid at the first temperature in the second container;
• to thereby obtain the total amount of the temperature sensitive beverage at the desired temperature.

24) A system for preparing a total amount of baby formula at a desired temperature, wherein the system comprises:

• a) an apparatus having:
• i) a body having a first end and a second end;
• ii) a mouth at the first end of the body;
• iii) a base at the second end of the body;
• and
• iv) one or more indicia on the body that indicate the total amount but correspond to a first volume to be heated that is equivalent to a percentage of the total amount, wherein the one or more indicia are selected from the group consisting of:
• quantity indicium, level indicium, and a combination thereof;
• wherein the one or more indicia allow a user to heat the first volume of liquid from a first temperature to a second temperature in the apparatus, leaving a second volume of unheated liquid at the first temperature in a baby bottle, wherein the user mixes the first volume of heated liquid and second volume of unheated liquid in the baby bottle to thereby obtain the total amount of baby formula at the desired temperature in the baby bottle;
• and
• b) the baby bottle.

25) A system for preparing a total amount of a temperature sensitive beverage at a desired temperature, wherein the system comprises:

• a) an apparatus having:
• i) a body having a first end and a second end;
• ii) a mouth at the first end of the body;
• iii) a base at the second end of the body;
• and
• iv) one or more indicia on the body that indicate the total amount but correspond to a first volume to be heated that is equivalent to a percentage of the total amount, wherein the one or more indicia are selected from the group consisting of:
• quantity indicium, level indicium, and a combination thereof;
• wherein the one or more indicia allow a user to heat the first volume of liquid from a first temperature to a second temperature in the apparatus, leaving a second volume of unheated liquid at the first temperature in a second container, wherein the user mixes the first volume of heated liquid and second volume of unheated liquid in the second container to thereby obtain the total amount of temperature sensitive beverage at the desired temperature in the second container;
• and
• b) the second container.