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Granted Patent B2
US 11,564,516 · App. 16/631,432 · Granted Jan 31, 2023

Drinking device

Inventors: Tim Jäger (Munich, DE); Magdalena Jüngst (Munich, DE); Jannis Koppitz (Munich, DE); Fabian Schlang (Munich, DE)
Assignee: air up group GmbH
A47G19/12A47G19/2205B65D23/12B65D47/06B65D47/265B65D47/305A47G2019/122
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Patent No.
US 11,564,516
App. No.
16/631,432
Granted
Jan 31, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drinking device for the retronasal perception of an aroma substance comprises a storage container ( 12 ) for drinking liquid, at least one aroma container ( 20 ), through which air can flow, and a transporting channel ( 18 ) for drinking liquid, the transporting channel running from the storage container ( 12 ) to a mouth end ( 28 ) of the drinking device ( 10 ), and also comprises an air channel ( 22 ) for transporting aromatized air, said air channel running from at least one of the at least one aroma containers ( 20 ) to the transporting channel ( 18 ) for drinking liquid or to the mouth end ( 28 ).

Claims (33)

1. A drinking device for the retronasal perception of an aroma substance, the drinking device comprising:

a storage container configured for drinking liquid;

at least one air-permeable aroma container;

a transporting channel configured to transport drinking liquid running from the storage container to a mouth end of the drinking device; and

an air channel configured to transport aromatized air, the air channel running from at least one of the at least one aroma containers to the transporting channel.

2. A drinking device for the retronasal perception of an aroma substance, the drinking device comprising:

a storage container configured for drinking liquid;

at least one air-permeable aroma container;

a transporting channel configured to transport drinking liquid running from the storage container to a mouth end of the drinking device; and

an air channel configured to transport aromatized air, the air channel running from at least one of the at least one aroma containers to the transporting channel or to the mouth end,

wherein one of the at least one aroma containers has a sealing device, the aroma container configured to be moved from a sealing position into a non-sealing position.

3. The drinking device according to claim 2 , wherein the mouth end is configured such that, when the drinking device is used, the transporting channel and the air channel extend different distances into the oral cavity of the user.

4. The drinking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a throttle device and/or a sealing device.

5. The drinking device according to claim 4 , wherein one of the at least one aroma containers has the sealing device, the aroma container configured to be moved from a sealing position into a non-sealing position.

6. The drinking device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the at least one aroma containers comprises multiple chambers.

7. The drinking device according to claim 1 , wherein one of the at least one aroma containers is located in a mouthpiece of the drinking device, the mouthpiece being replaceable.

8. The drinking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a pressure equalization valve configured to seal an air supply line which leads into the interior of the storage container for drinking liquid.

9. The drinking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a head part which comprises the mouth end and is moveably arranged relative to the storage container, the head part configured to be moved from a position sealing the transporting channel and/or the air channel into a non-sealing position.

10. The drinking device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one aroma container comprises a filter substance and an aroma unit which is configured to be activated by the user and which contains a fluid with an aromatizing substance, the fluid being releasable into the filter substance upon activation of the aroma unit.

11. The drinking device according to claim 1 , wherein the air channel comprises an annular chamber which is arranged between a detachable head part of the drinking device and the transporting channel.

12. The drinking device according to claim 1 , wherein the air channel has a minimum cross-section area of between 0.2 mm 2 and 4.9 mm 2 .

13. The drinking device according to claim 1 , further comprising a permeable membrane in the air channel at the point at which the air channel enters the transporting channel.

14. The drinking device according to claim 4 , wherein the throttle device and/or the sealing device is-in a mouthpiece comprising the mouth end.

15. The drinking device according to claim 14 , wherein the mouthpiece is configured to be moved from a sealing position into a non-sealing position.

16. The drinking device according to claim 6 , wherein the multiple chambers contain aroma substances of different odor intensities and/or different aromas.

17. The drinking device according to claim 2 , wherein the mouth end is configured with the transporting channel and the air channel running separated from one another at the mouth end and substantially the same distance in a longitudinal direction.

18. A drinking device for the retronasal perception of an aroma substance, the drinking device comprising:

a storage container configured for drinking liquid;

at least one air-permeable aroma container;

a transporting channel configured to transport drinking liquid running from the storage container to a mouth end of the drinking device;

an air channel configured to transport aromatized air, the air channel running from at least one of the at least one aroma containers to the transporting channel or to the mouth end; and

a pressure equalization valve configured to seal an air supply line which leads into the interior of the storage container for drinking liquid.

19. The drinking device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one aroma container is removable from the drinking device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2021
From: TEN-ACE GMBH
To: AIR UP GROUP GMBH
Reel/Frame 058416/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2020
From: JÄGER, TIM; JÜNGST, MAGDALENA; KOPPITZ, JANNIS; SCHLANG, FABIAN
To: TEN-ACE GMBH
Reel/Frame 051904/0813 →
Priority Claims (3)
DE 102017212472.5 · Jul 20, 2017 · national
DE 102017009718.6 · Oct 18, 2017 · national
DE 102018003669.4 · May 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200178712A1 · Jun 11, 2020
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