Beverage coaster with integrated electronics
US10295400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08B5/226
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A beverage coaster includes integrated electronics, such as a power system, a load cell, an analog to digital converter and a wireless transceiver. The beverage coaster communicates with a computing device to send information, such as a first weight, a second weight, and a third weight of objects placed on the beverage coaster. The first weight may be associated with a container, a second weight may be associated with a first ingredient, and the third weight may be associated with a second ingredient. The computing device is configured to display information related to the first, second, and third weights and provide instructions to a user thereof for maintaining proper proportions of the first and second ingredients as the user adds them to the container.
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