Patent ID: 8448809
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: A47G,B65B,B65D,F25D,F28D,G01K

Abstract:
1. An insulated beverage container comprising: a sidewall, a base connected to the sidewall and a top forming an upper portion of the container; a thermal barrier liner applied to an exterior surface of said sidewall, said thermal barrier liner comprising a base material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed in said base material, said microcapsules containing phase change material therein, wherein the phase change material absorbs heat from a beverage within the container, and the phase change material changes phase from solid to liquid upon absorbing the heat; a thermochromatic layer disposed either between the exterior surface of the container and the thermal barrier liner, or disposed above the thermal barrier liner attached directly to the exterior surface of the container, thereby exposing said thermochromatic layer; said thermochromatic layer including a formulation of a thermochromatic material formed of micro capsules each containing reversible coloring agents that exhibit a visible change in color between a first color state and a second color state in response to a change in temperature.