Patent 1: Insulating sleeve
US 6343735 B1
Priority Date:
May 4, 2000
Purpose: To protect the user from the heat
emerging from a cup.
Technology: enhanced sleeve that
insulates a user's hand with the use of a first and second wing portions that
spread outwardly from the container in order to create air gaps. This creates a
dynamic where the gap between the wings and the cup allow the sleeve to remain
at a reasonable temperature. The patent explains how this sleeve is better than previous solutions,
like styrofoam cups, “double-cupping,” and simple corrugated sleeves.
Patent 2: Thermal coffee cup
US 2661889 A
Priority Date: July 20, 1948
Purpose: To carry hot liquids.
Technology: This thermal cup allows users to carry hot temperature
liquids which can be used with a lid for added portability, and which also has
a lip for comfortable drinking without the lid.
In the patent, there is a diagram that shows the cup and the lid, which has a movable opening, in
contrast to a constantly open hole. The patent mentions that the cup should be
used with a corrugated sleeve. The cup always maintains the temperature of the
liquid.
Patent 3:Thermal
Sleeve, Method for Manufacturing a Thermal Sleeve, and Combination Cup and
Thermal Sleeve
US 8251277 B2
Priority Date:
August 28th
Purpose: To provide thermal insulation and
act as a gripper.
Technology: This sleeve includes a paper product that has
a first end, a second end, two-cup openings, and an adhesive that holds the two
ends together. This essentially creates a kind a wrap situation that covers the
entire cup.
Patent 4: INSULATOR SLEEVE FOR A
BEVERAGE CONTAINER
US 7,922,031 B1
Priority Date:
March 1, 2006 (Filed March 1, 2007, indicating a provisional patent was filed)
Purpose: To provide a sleeve that is reusable
and washable.
Technology:
The sleeve’s goal is to
reduce waste, while maintaining the ability to write on the sleeve. This sleeve
has an inner and outer layer, where the outer layer can be textured for better
grip, and transparent so as to show a marking on the inner sleeve. The outer surface of the sleeve acts as a gripping
surface that makes it easier for the consumer to grip. It is designed for
repeated use, which essentially negates the use for prior sleeves.
Patent 5: Temperature-indicating
sleeve and related container
US 8118189
Priority Date:
December 14, 2007
Purpose: To check
the temperature of the
beverage in the cup.
the temperature of the
beverage in the cup.
Technology:
By including a thermometer,
it will be able to easily indicate the temperature of the beverage in the cup.
This sleeve has a thermometer which should be accurate to 4 degrees fahrenheit,
and a few different varieties of indicators, including symbols, increments, or
a strip, all of which should be attached with a heat-resistant and
moisture-resistant adhesive. The sleeve allows
people drinking hot beverages to drink the beverage at their ideal temperature.
Patent 6: Sleeve construction for
improved paperboard cup insulation
US 6152363 A
Priority Date:
May 3, 1999
Purpose: To create air gaps for extra
insulation.
Technology:
By using dots of
hot-melt adhesive and dots of syntactic foam, the sleeve is able to create air
gaps for extra insulation.
Patent 7: Beverage cup sleeving
system and method
US 20080078824 A1
Priority Date: Aug 23, 2006
Purpose: To insulate both hot and cold
beverages.
Technology: It is designed to have a cup insulating system
that is built with a layer of elastomer into a homogenous seamleass conical
sleeve with an exterior surface, an interior surface with an upper and lower
opening. It also has
two layers, and specifies particular substances such as silicon, rubber, and
Butyl for insulation. It’s also designed to be continuous, without a seam, and
a cystalline liquid that will change color at a high temperature.
, without a seam, and
a cystalline liquid that will change color at a high temperature.
Patent 8: Protective sleeve
US 20100019023 A1
Priority Date:
July 25, 2008
Purpose: To make production and
manufacturing easier.
Technology: The sleeve’s “unique arch shape” allows
production of the sleeves to be better. Fundamentally it was produced to shrink
costs and also be more eco-friendly. I think it overall makes manufacturing
faster and easier.
costs and also be more eco-friendly. I think it overall makes manufacturing
faster and easier.
Patent 9: Hot and Cold Cup Sleeve·
US 20140151385 A1
Priority Date: February 6, 2014
Purpose: To be used on both hot and cold
beverages.
Technology:
By having three distinct layers: an inner water absorbent layer, an outer synthetic fabric
layer, and an unseen adhesive polyethylene layer, this sleeve is able to work
for both hot and cold drinks. It protects the user from burning and also acts
as an absorbent to deal with condensation. This
sleeve avowals many key elements: low price, lightweight, disposable, and thin.
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