Beverage container drinking surface enhancement

US8042356B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE COCA-COLA COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Joseph T. Norris · Cumming, US
• Rony Zibara · New York, US
• Mark A. Payne · Whittier, US
• Jared Richardson · Morrisville, US
• Jon Crawford-Phillips · Brooklyn, US
• Darryl J. Dawson · Stockbridge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 22, 2009
• Grant date: Oct 25, 2011
• Expiry date: Oct 22, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65D47/06
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A thermally conductive polymeric drinking surface for a beverage container is provided. The thermally conductive polymeric drinking surface may be an insert for a bottle or other covering configured to be formed around the mouth of a drinking container, such as a cup. The high thermal conductivity of the drinking surface contributes to the transfer of the temperature of the contents of the container to the mouth or lips of the consumer by reducing the time and energy consumption of the chilling processes being applied via the beverage or an external cooling mechanism.