IP Library Granted Patent US 10,874,232
Granted Patent B2
US 10,874,232 · App. 16/246,444 · Granted Dec 29, 2020

Tumbler with LED logo light up

Inventor: Michael Honig (Westport, CT)
Assignee: BRODER BROS., CO.
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Patent No.
US 10,874,232
App. No.
16/246,444
Granted
Dec 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tumbler including: an outer shell; an inner shell nested with the outer shell; a base; and a light source assembly; wherein: an outer surface of inner shell includes a reflective material; the outer shell includes one or more areas that are transparent or translucent; the bottom of the outer shell connects to the base, the top of the outer shell connects to the top of the inner shell, and the inner shell tapers more than the outer shell for at least a part along the length from the top to the bottom, creating a space between the inner shell and outer shell; the light source assembly emits lights into the space and the light is reflected by the reflective material to go out of the outer shell from the one or more areas that are transparent or translucent.

Claims (30)

1. A tumbler comprising:

an outer shell;

an inner shell nested with the outer shell;

a base; and

a light source assembly;

wherein:

an outer surface of inner shell comprises a reflective material;

the outer shell comprises one or more areas that are transparent or translucent;

the bottom of the outer shell connects to the base, the top of the outer shell connects to the top of the inner shell, and the inner shell tapers more than the outer shell for at least a part along the length from the top to the bottom, creating a space between the inner shell and outer shell; and

the light source assembly emits light into the space and the light is reflected by the reflective material to go out of the outer shell from the one or more areas that are transparent or translucent.

2. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly is integrated into the base.

3. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a sound level detector such that the light is turned on or off based on a sound level detected.

4. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a motion detector such that the light is turned on or off based on whether motion is detected.

5. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a pressure sensor configured that the light is turned on or off based on whether the tumbler is put on a surface.

6. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a switch that turns the light on or off.

7. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises light sources of different colors.

8. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a sound level detector such that an intensity of the light emitted is based on a sound level detected.

9. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a touch sensor on such that the light is turned on or off based on whether the tumbler is touched.

10. The tumbler of claim 1 , wherein the light source assembly comprises a light source placed adjacent to the one or more areas that are transparent or translucent.

11. A bottle comprising:

an outer shell;

an inner shell nested with the outer shell;

a base; and

a light source assembly;

wherein:

an outer surface of inner shell comprises a reflective material;

the outer shell comprises one or more areas that are transparent or translucent;

the outer shell and the inner shell are of a bottle shape having a neck, a body and a mouth;

the bottom of body of the outer shell is open and connects to the base, the mouth of the outer shell connects to the mouth of the inner shell, and a diameter of the body of the inner shell is smaller than a diameter of the body of the outer shell, creating a space between the inner shell and outer shell; and

the light source assembly emits light into the space and the light is reflected by the reflective material to go out of the outer shell from the one or more areas that are transparent or translucent.

Assignments (8)
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 13, 2026
From: BRODER BROS, LLC; S&S ACTIVEWEAR, LLC
To: S&S ACTIVEWEAR, LLC
Reel/Frame 074640/0742 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 4, 2026
From: BRODER BROS., CO.
To: BRODER BROS, LLC
Reel/Frame 074615/0409 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: BRODER BROS., CO.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 068753/0468 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: BRODER BROS., CO.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 068753/0479 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: BRODER BROS., CO.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
Reel/Frame 068753/0348 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: BRODER BROS., CO.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 068753/0507 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: BRODER BROS., CO.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Reel/Frame 068753/0417 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 15, 2019
From: HONIG, MICHAEL
To: BRODER BROS., CO.
Reel/Frame 048347/0071 →
Continuity (2)
Substitution 62616591 · Jan 12, 2018
Related Publication 20190216243A1 · Jul 18, 2019
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