39 results about "Beverage consumption" patented technology

A fluid dispensing cap and beverage bottle assembly provides a spill-resistant container for use by a small child. The dispensing cap has a perforated baffle that restricts the beverage flow under static pressure conditions and permits beverage flow when a sufficient pressure differential is applied across the baffle. The dispensing cap includes a spout that facilitates beverage consumption. The dispensing cap either screws onto a bottle neck or is a press-fit cap that is inserted into the bottle's open end. A seal is provided that prevents beverage leakage and indicates if the container has been tampered with or compromised.

A thermos (with or without a vacuum) with an improved beverage consumption apparatus which enables a liquid to be consumed directly from the thermos when a valve is pushed to the opened condition so that liquid can exit the interior of the thermos. Thermos also contains an improved larger easily locatable circumferential closing ring which facilitates closure of the container when the user is in a darkened area or driving a moving vehicle so that the consumer must have one hand on the steering wheel and is not necessarily looking at the thermos. The thermos also comprises an improved sealing cap to facilitate valve closure. The thermos also contains an improved valve sealing means to assure that even a tiny amount of liquid will not seep out of the thermos when the thermos is placed into a container such as a briefcase which contains written material and valuable electronic objects.

A device which detects or senses liquid level in a beverage containment vessel, and produces either light, audio or a data output based on the liquid level being equal to or less than a predetermined level. The device, in practice, preferably retains the shape of the beverage containment vessel (e.g., cylindrical), and have an outer housing of opaque or semi-translucent material. The device is either integrated into a new beverage containment vessel, or retrofitted to existing vessels. The device is powered by battery, and can be switched on, off, or into various operating modes by internal switching mechanism.

The invention relates to a health preserving hydromel. The health preserving hydromel is a biological beverage. The health preserving hydromel is prepared through mixing honey, wolfberry, red dates and tea according to a certain ratio, carrying out industrial production processes especially comprising a micro-fermentation process to obtain a mother liquor, diluting the mother liquor, adding food additives into the diluted mother liquor to realize toning and seasoning, and carrying out loading. The health preserving hydromel has health preserving functions of removing toxins, relieving the effect of alcohol, adjusting immunity, maintaining beauty, promoting digestion, resisting fatigue, preventing cancers, resisting cancers, resisting oxidation, moistening and nourishing an intestinal tract, and eliminating a sub-health state. The health preserving hydromel has a fresh taste and low sugar content and is suitable for long-term large-dose drinking. The health preserving hydromel satisfies beverage consumption requirements of a natural state, a good taste and a health preserving effect, and has a clear target market position.

The present invention relates to a straw made of an edible material for drink consumption comprising the following ingredients: water, gelling agent, sugar, a stabilising or thickening agent, and a plasticising or humectant agent. The present invention also relates to a method for obtaining the edible straw as well as to the straw obtained thereby and its use for drink consumption.

The present invention relates to a novelty and educational drinking instrument for human beverage consumption consisting of a series of interlocking, interchangeable or inter-connectable three-dimensional receptacles of varying shapes, sizes, colors, materials and exterior or interior coatings. Each receptacle has at least one connector of a predetermined size and shape that will couple and decouple from another receptacle. Further, each receptacle individually and multiple receptacles coupled together will form an elongated cavity, allowing liquid to be drawn through it from a beverage container or multiple beverage containers to an end consumer. The multiple receptacles link together via their respective connectors to spell out words, phrases, symbols, numbers or combinations of for use as a drinking instrument.

A calcium formate composition for oral administration to an individual for the purpose of inhibiting gastrointestinal absorption of phosphorus is disclosed. A method of inhibiting gastrointestinal absorption of phosphorus, comprising administering orally the composition, preferably close in time to food and beverage consumption is also disclosed.

The invention discloses a preparation method, device and equipment of beverage powder. The method comprises the following steps that: obtaining beverage consumption data of consumers on an internet e-commerce platform; based on the beverage consumption data, analyzing types, time and quantity of beverage powder purchased by consumers on the internet e-commerce platform; establishing customer profile data, determining one or more recommended beverage powder commodities according to the customer archive data, wherein each of the one or more recommended beverage powder commodities is associated with the purchased beverage powder category; prioritizing the one or more recommended beverage powder commodities, and preparing one or more recommended beverage powder commodities associated with theprioritized one or more recommended beverage powder commodities. By means of the mode, the beverage powder commodity can be prepared according to the consumption requirements of consumers on the internet e-commerce platform, and then the sales volume of the beverage powder commodity on the internet e-commerce platform can be increased.

A system and a method applied to traceability of food and beverage raw materials are provided. The system comprises a raw material information registration module, a catering information registrationmodule, a catering consumption information registration module and a catering consumption information inquiry module. The method comprises the following characteristics: when consumers consume food and beverage, applying for registration of food and beverage consumption information to a server; when the server judges that the food and beverage consumption information conforms to the registration,the consumer inquiring about the raw material traceability information of the food and beverage consumption through a web site two-dimensional code containing an ID corresponding to the food and beverage consumption information. The invention truly realizes the function of tracing the raw materials of the food and beverage and really prevents the raw materials from appearing in front of the consumers which are not in conformity with the sanitary conditions. As the inquiry tool uses a very common smart phone, the complexity of inquiring and identifying the traceability information of the raw materials of the food and beverage of the consumers is reduced, and the system construction cost is extremely low.

A beverage flavor strip (BFS) system/method allowing edible flavoring to be attached to the outside of a beverage container (BC) is disclosed. The system/method integrates an edible strip layer (ESL), edible flavoring layer (EFL), first edible adhesive layer (FEA), second edible adhesive layer (SEA), and release material layer (RML) into a unified BFS that may be attached to the outside of a BC. The ESL is formed with a first outward face (FOF) and a second inward face (SIF). The FOF and SIF are coated with the FEA/SEA respectively to form a first adhesive side (FAS) and a second adhesive side (SAS). The FAS is coated with the EFL and the SAS is coated with the RML. The RML may be removed from the SAS to allow the SEA to be attached to the BC and expose the EFL for beverage flavor enhancement by the beverage consumer.

The present invention is a device for consuming beverages, e.g. shots of alcohol. The tube, cylinder or straw preferably comprises a transparent acrylic cylinder having a tapered interior chamber having a volume between 0.5 of an ounce and 2.0 fluid ounces, a first opening and a second opening, an exterior grip and a stopper guide. The second opening has an O-ring and is closed by a stopper. The stopper has a finger grip placed above the stopper guide and is biased closed by a spring. The tapered interior chamber volume is preferably 1.3 fluid ounces and the cylinder has a preferred height of seven inches.

A stackable cup lid includes an annular base, a lateral wall, a straw opening, a sip channel, a removable tab, a plurality of connectors, and a radial rib. The lateral wall is perimetrically connected around the annular base and delineate the general profile of the stackable cup lid. The straw opening concentrically traverses through the annular base and enables to insert a straw for cold beverage consumption. The sip channel that enables the consumption of hot beverage traverses through the annular base. The removable tab is connected to a rim of the sip channel through the plurality of connectors to open the sip channel when necessary. The radial rib is internally connected onto the lateral wall and allows the stackable cup lid to engage and secure with a rim of a beverage cup.

The invention relates to a double-layer plastic bottle cap capable of adding beverage seasoning, which comprises a sealing bottle cap and a seasoning bottle cap. The sealing bottle cap and the seasoning bottle cap are connected together through the top of the cap, the sealing cap and the seasoning cap both provided with a bottle cap thread and a sealing inner plug, and the seasoning cap is used for storing and adding the beverage seasoning. The sealing bottle cap seals the bottle cap to achieve the sealing function of the bottle mouth in the beverage production and circulation links, the function of adding the beverage seasoning is achieved by using the seasoning bottle cap in the beverage consumption link, the bottle cap is simple in design, the industrialized large-scale production of the beverage with the seasoning is easy, and the beverage seasoning is convenient to add by a consumer.

A method performed on a computer to monitor personal beverage consumption includes the steps of: dividing a time interval of a day into a plurality of time intervals; estimating a moisture loss estimated value in any period of the time intervals according to the activity, the weight, the temperature of the environment and the humidity of the environment of the person; evaluating the amount of beverage consumed by the person during any of the time intervals; estimating the effective moisture loss of the person during any period of the time intervals according to the estimated value of the moisture loss of the person and the consumed beverage amount; defining a normal water content critical value according to the weight of the person, wherein the normal water content critical value indicatesthat the water supplement of the person is at the lower limit of the normal water content; defining a normal water content warning critical value according to the weight of the person, wherein the normal water content warning critical value indicates that the effective water loss of the person is between the average normal water content and the normal water content critical value.