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

Claim 8:
9. 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 at least a portion of which is contained in a housing below the chamber, the 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
a heat spreader disposed in the housing and in thermal communication with the thermoelectric element and with the phase change material; and

a charging module for charging the cooling or heating unit,
wherein the cooling or heating unit is operable to 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.