Patent ID: 11965679
Assignee: EMBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 19:
20. A container system with active temperature control, comprising:
an insulated vessel body having a chamber configured to receive a beverage therein;
a cooling or heating unit comprising
a thermoelectric element having a first side in thermal communication with at least a portion of the chamber,
a module of phase change material in thermal communication with a second side of the thermoelectric element that is opposite the first side,
a power storage device,
circuitry configured to control an operation of the thermoelectric element, and
an insulated cover that defines a cavity that houses the thermoelectric element, the module of phase change material, the power storage device and the circuitry, wherein the insulated cover has a recessed wall spaced from an end of the insulated cover so that when the insulated cover is in contact with a surface, the recessed wall is not in thermal contact with the surface to inhibit heat transfer via the recessed wall,

wherein the cooling or heating unit is operable to increase or decrease or maintain a temperature of at least a portion of the beverage in the chamber by operating the thermoelectric element to draw heat from the chamber and transfer it to the module of phase change material, and
a charging module for charging the cooling or heating unit, wherein the charging module comprises a flexible bladder of heat transfer fluid and a thermoelectric element operable to heat or cool the heat transfer fluid, the flexible bladder configured to extend into a recess of the insulated cover and to contact the recessed wall when the heating or cooling unit is placed on the charging module, the thermoelectric element of the charging module operable to heat or cool the module of phase change material in the cooling or heating unit when the heating or cooling unit is on the charging module.