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Granted Patent B2
US 9,989,509 · App. 15/013,513 · Granted Jun 5, 2018

System and method for detection of a contaminated beverage

Inventors: Michael T. Abramson (Boston, MA); Alex Nivorozhkin (West Roxbury, MA); Nelson Landrau (Marlborough, MA); John C. MacDonald (Jefferson, MA); Brendan Walker (New York, NY)
Assignee: DrinkSavvy, Inc.
G01N33/14B65D77/24B65D77/28G01N31/22G01N33/146G01N33/9406Y10S436/815Y10S436/901Y10T156/10
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Patent No.
US 9,989,509
App. No.
15/013,513
Granted
Jun 5, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus may be configured to test a beverage, the apparatus may include but is not limited to, a food container, wherein the food container includes a material. An indicator may be combined with at least a portion of the material of the food container, wherein the indicator may be associated with a brand profile that may identify a brand of the food, wherein the indicator may visibly react when the indicator is contacted with the food to show whether the food is identified as the brand of the food, and wherein the visible reaction may be shown on at least the portion of the material of the food container via the indicator combined with at least the portion of the material of the food container.

Claims (27)

1. An apparatus configured to test a beverage for brand verification, comprising:

a beverage container, wherein the beverage container includes a material; and

an indicator chemically bonded to at least a portion of the material of the beverage container, wherein the indicator is associated with a brand profile that identifies a brand of the beverage, wherein the indicator visibly reacts when the indicator is contacted with the beverage in the beverage container to show whether the beverage is identified as the brand of the beverage, wherein the visible reaction is shown on at least the portion of the material of the beverage container via the indicator chemically bonded to at least the portion of the material of the beverage container, wherein the brand profile includes at least one congener to show whether the beverage is identified as the brand of the beverage, and wherein the indicator visibly reacts when the indicator is contacted with the beverage lacking at least a threshold level of the at least one congener in the beverage included in the brand profile.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least the portion of the material of the beverage container includes a film, and wherein the film includes the indicator.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the beverage container includes at least one of a cup, a glass, a mug, a can, and a bottle.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least the portion of the material of the beverage container comprises a second material, and wherein the indicator is combined with at least a portion of the second material.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the indicator is at least one of pre-attached and post-attached to at least the portion of the material of the beverage container.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least the portion of the material of the beverage container includes a molecularly imprinted polymer.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least the portion of the material of the beverage container includes a holographic support medium.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein at least the portion of the material of the beverage container comprises a logo.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the indicator is chemically bonded to a monomer of a polymer of at least the portion of the material of the beverage container.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the indicator is chemically bonded to a monomer of a co-polymer of at least the portion of the material of the beverage container.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the indicator is chemically bonded as a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) to at least the portion of the material of the beverage container.

12. An apparatus configured to test a beverage for brand verification, comprising:

one of a straw and a stirrer, wherein the one of the straw and the stirrer includes a material; and

an indicator combined with at least a portion of the material, wherein the indicator is associated with a brand profile that identifies a brand of the beverage, wherein the indicator visibly reacts when the indicator is contacted with the beverage to show whether the beverage is identified as the brand of the beverage, and wherein the visible reaction is shown on at least the portion of the material via the indicator combined with at least the portion of the material, wherein the brand profile includes at least one congener to show whether the beverage is identified as the brand of the beverage, and wherein the indicator visibly reacts when the indicator is contacted with the beverage lacking at least a threshold level of the at least one congener in the beverage included in the brand profile.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein at least the portion of the material includes a film, and wherein the film includes the indicator.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the indicator is combined with at least the portion of the material via chemical bonding.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the indicator is combined with at least the portion of the material via embedding.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein at least the portion of the material includes a molecularly imprinted polymer.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein at least the portion of the material container comprises a second material, and wherein the indicator is combined with at least a portion of the second material.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the indicator is at least one of pre-attached and post-attached to at least the portion of the material.

19. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein at least the portion of the material includes a holographic support medium.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein at least the portion of the material comprises a logo.

21. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the indicator is chemically bonded to a monomer of a polymer of at least the portion of the material.

22. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the indicator is chemically bonded to a monomer of a co-polymer of at least the portion of the material.

23. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the indicator is chemically bonded as a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) to at least the portion of the material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2016
From: ABRAMSON, MICHAEL T; NIVOROZHKIN, ALEX; LANDRAU, NELSON; MACDONALD, JOHN C.; WALKER, BRENDAN
To: DRINKSAVVY, INC.
Reel/Frame 037647/0713 →
Continuity (8)
Continuation 14573443 · Dec 17, 2014
Continuation In Part 14535446 · Nov 7, 2014
Continuation 13204708 · Aug 7, 2011
Continuation In Part 12977009 · Dec 22, 2010
Provisional Application 61951846 · Mar 12, 2014
Provisional Application 61922332 · Dec 31, 2013
Provisional Application 61919102 · Dec 20, 2013
Related Publication 20160146773A1 · May 26, 2016