Mark R Payne

US Patent:

8042356, Oct 25, 2011

Filed:

Oct 22, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/603659

Inventors:

Joseph T. Norris - Cumming GA, US
Rony Zibara - New York NY, US
Mark Payne - Woodstock NY, US
Jared Richardson - New York NY, US
Jon Crawford-Phillips - Brooklyn NY, US

Assignee:

The Coca-Cola Company - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

F25D 3/08

US Classification:

624573

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.

US Patent:

20100104715, Apr 29, 2010

Filed:

Oct 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/576469

Inventors:

Joseph T. Norris - Cumming GA, US
Mark Payne - Woodstock NY, US
Jared Richardson - New York NY, US
Jonathan Crawford-Phillips - Brooklyn NY, US
Rony Zibara - New York NY, US

Assignee:

The Coca-Cola Company - Atlanta GA

International Classification:

B65D 81/32
A47J 31/00

US Classification:

426394, 99323, 426397

Abstract:

The invention is a beverage container that provides a flavor delivery system capable of delivering a burst of flavor when a drinker places her mouth to portions of the beverage container. The flavor delivery system can provide visual and fragrance cues to indicate the type of flavor to be expected from a flavored beverage resident within the beverage container or from flavor components included within the flavor delivery system.