Patents by Inventor Rob Lawson-Shanks

Rob Lawson-Shanks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Beverage container with active temperature control
    Patent number: 11965679
    Abstract: A container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber sized to receive a beverage therein. The container includes an insulated vessel that has the chamber and a cooling or heating unit. The cooling or heating unit includes a thermoelectric element in thermal communication with the chamber, phase change material in thermal communication with the thermoelectric element, a power storage device, and circuitry to control the operation of the thermoelectric element. The cooling or heating unit is operable to increase or decrease or maintain a temperature of the beverage in the chamber by operating the thermoelectric element to draw heat from the chamber and transfer it to the module of phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Ember Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Rahul Mulinti, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Rob Lawson-Shanks
  • BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH ACTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20220268495
    Abstract: A container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber sized to receive a beverage therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Clayton Alexander, Rahul Mulinti, Daren John Leith, Mikko Juhani Timperi, Christopher Thomas Wakeham, Rob Lawson-Shanks