Wirelessly communicating beverage probe
AssigneeBlue Quench LLC
InventorJohn Lauchnor
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Abstract
A disclosed bottle opener includes a probe and a temperature sensor circuit coupled to the probe. The temperature sensor circuit is configured to measure a temperature of contents of a bottle. The bottle opener includes a corkscrew coupled to the body and configured to remove a stopper from the bottle. The bottle opener includes a communication circuit configured and arranged to wirelessly communicate with an external electronic device. The bottle opener includes a power circuit configured and arranged to supply power to the communication circuit, and the temperature sensor circuit.
Claims20
A probe configured to be received in an opening of a beverage container, comprising:
- a stopper configured and arranged to fit at least partially through the opening of the beverage container after a native stopper has been removed from the beverage container, the stopper being configured and arranged to prevent a liquid in the container from flowing through the opening of the beverage container;
- a communication circuit configured and arranged to wirelessly communicate with an external electronic device;
- a temperature sensor circuit configured and arranged to measure a temperature of the beverage container;
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- a power source configured and arranged to supply power to the communication circuit.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a temperature sensor circuit coupled to the housing and configured to measure a temperature of a liquid in a bottle;
- a corkscrew coupled to the housing and configured to remove a stopper from the bottle;
- a communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with an external electronic device;
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- a power circuit configured to supply power to the communication circuit and the temperature sensor circuit.
A device to be received in an opening of a beverage container, comprising:
- a probe configured to fit at least partially through the opening of the beverage container;
- a communication circuit configured to wirelessly communicate with an external electronic device;
- a temperature sensor circuit configured to measure a temperature of the beverage container;
- a power circuit configured to supply power to the communication circuit;
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- a lock including at least one displaceable arm to lock the probe to the beverage container, the lock being adjustable from a first unlocked condition, wherein the at least one displaceable arm is disengaged from the beverage container and the device can be removed from the beverage container, to a second, locked condition, wherein the at least one displaceable arm is engaged with the beverage container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.