System and methods for managing a container or its contents

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10329061
APP PUB NO 20150122688A1
SERIAL NO

14534800

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Certain embodiments of the present invention include a retainer, a lid, and a sensor, where the sensor is configured to detect information about the retainer, the lid, or the contents in the retainer. The sensor also may be configured to communicate with an internal or external computer system, thereby facilitating showing the detected information as a representation via a display element. In certain embodiments, the system may include an action element such as an open/close lid opening assembly configured to permit automatically or manually opening or closing a drink aperture or another type of dispensing aperture.

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THERMOS L L C300 N MARTINGALE ROAD SUITE 200 SCHAUMBURG IL 60173

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dias, Rick Lake In The Hills, US 2 180
Ferguson, Eric Lee Simsbury, US 3 191
Lane, Marvin Wheeling, US 162 5179
Murray, Michael Wethersfield, US 120 2685
Pieper, Gary Victor Wallingford, US 1 180
Tetreault, Michael Dennis Simsbury, US 8 195
Young, Shawn Algonquin, US 17 530

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