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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001959 | Self-heating container Disclosed is various embodiments of a self-heating or self-cooling container with a number of improved features in overcoming the problems associated with existing containers, including, but not limited to, an improved breaking device designed to maximize the mixtur... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7878188 | Self-heating beverage container A self-heating beverage container includes a housing defining an open interior area for holding a liquid and defining a cavity separated from the open interior area. The container includes a heater portion removably coupled to the housing within the cavity. First an... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7371268 | Filter with thermal vent A compressed air filtering cartridge includes a housing and a filter in the housing, the filter having a thermal vent. In one embodiment the filter includes a wall portion having a first condition when below a predetermined temperature range in which the wall portio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7311660 | Method and apparatus for heating and applying warm antifog solution to endoscopes as well as a distal lens protector A sterile, self-contained, disposable apparatus used for heating and applying solution to the distal end of endoscopes as well as an endoscopic lens protector. The heating mechanism is chemical, electrical or a combination of both. Further the apparatus serves as a ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287656 | Container for promoting thermal transfer The container 10 of the preferred embodiment comprises an outer shell 12 and an inner membrane 14 which cooperatively define a first compartment 16 and a second compartment 18. The first compartment 16 defines a first openin... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7121402 | Container hermetically sealed with crushable material and reactive multilayer material Embodiments of the invention include a method for sealing a container. The method includes, providing at least two components of the container, positioning a crushable material between the at least two components, positioning a reactive multilayer material between t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117684 | Container with integral module for heating or cooling the contents A container comprises a container body for containing contents to be heated or cooled, a thermic module at one end of the body, and a closure at the other end of the body. Within the thermic module, an internal exothermic (or, alternatively, endothermic) chemical re... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7080641 | Method and apparatus for heating sterile solutions during medical procedures An apparatus which is self-contained, disposable, and heated utilized for maintaining and heating sterile solutions during medical procedures. The heating mechanism is chemical, electrical or a combination of both. Further the apparatus serves as a self sealing cont... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069739 | Device for cooling or heating liquids in a bottle Heat-exchanging devices for cooling or heating liquids in a bottle or can, which include in a first embodiment, an elongated cooling or heating tube having a tube bore filled with a refrigerant/heating fluid such as water and sealed at the top, with liquid flow open... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7025055 | Tray for selectably heating or cooling the contents A tray for selectably heating or cooling the contents of the tray comprises a container body having a material chamber for containing said contents. The tray is specifically configured to heat of cool solid, semi-solid or viscous materials. The container body is gen... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021848 | Semi-enclosed applicator having a temperature changing element A semi-enclosed applicator (10) for distributing a substance onto a target surface is disclosed having a first side (24) having a first internal surface (32) and a first external surface (31); a second side (26) having a second int... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004161 | Insertable thermotic module for self-heating cans A self-heating container which comprises a container body having an internal beverage section and a thermic cavity. A liquid reactant is positioned in a first section of the thermic cavity and a solid reactant positioned in a second section of the thermic cavity. Th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986345 | Insertable thermotic module for self-heating can A thermic module for a self-heating container. The container includes a bottom end with a cavity having internal walls formed therein for receiving the thermic module. The thermic module will be comprised of a first cup having plastic walls and containing a first ch... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6962149 | Insertable thermotic module for self-heating can A thermic module for a self-heating container. The container includes a bottom end with a cavity having internal walls formed therein for receiving the thermic module. The thermic module will be comprised of a first cup having plastic walls and containing a first ch... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948490 | Steam generator A steam generator device has a first and a second chamber, and walls mutually isolating the two chambers. Reagents which react together to generate steam when in mutual contact are mutually separated by a barrier, and disposed in the first chamber. An opening member... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6880550 | Food and beverage container A food or beverage container includes a receptacle and an assembly for generating a change in temperature. The assembly includes two reactive components in a housing and which are separated from each other by a frangible member within the receptacle. The receptacle ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877504 | Self-contained temperature-change container assemblies A container assembly heats or cools a product inside an inner container. An outer jacket at least partially surrounds the inner container, with a first internal volume and a second internal volume in the space between the outer jacket and the inner container. A firs... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6827080 | Pressure activated reaction vessel and package This invention relates to a reaction vessel constructed of a flexible material including at least two reactant chambers containing two isolated reactants. The reactant chambers and reactants are separated by a frangible seal which opens under pressure, allowing the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6766797 | Method for making a disposable package for an agent activatable substance and a package made thereby A method for making a disposable package for an agent, typically water, activatable substance includes providing a planar support member of a moisture and air barrier material, mounting on the support member a sheet at least in part translucent, sealing all but one ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6705309 | Self-heating or self-cooling containers A self-heating container (10) has an internal cavity (22) for its contents and an external cavity (20) for a heating mechanism, for example, comprised of first and second chemically reactive materials which are arranged to be mixed when heating ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698504 | Apparatus and process for more rapidly cooling products contained in pouched or flexible containers A heat transfer array is presented which includes one or more pouch flexors that press down on a fluid product containing pouch and facilitate heat exchange by mixing the pouch contents while the exterior of the pouch is contacted by a heat exchange mediu... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6635077 | Structure including a film material A structure includes a film having a pair of opposed surfaces wherein the film is liquid impermeable and electrically charged and an arrangement carried by the film and having first and second compartments separated from one another by a rupturable wall. ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6564558 | Disposable self-cooling, self-heating container A disposable container which has the ability to independently cool or heat a liquid beverage or food product by way of an endothermic or exothermic reaction. The container is disposable and has a double-walled configuration to create a chamber therebetwee... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6539935 | Package for warming food A package enables even aged people and children to warm up foods packaged therein by simply inverting a tank and tearing a sealing member sealing the tank. The package (1) includes an outer vessel (2) having a bottom wall (6b) and projections (7) projecti... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6502407 | Self-heating or self-cooling containers A self-heating container (10) has an internal cavity (22) for its contents and an external cavity (20) for a heating mechanism, for example, comprised of first and second chemically reactive materials which are arranged to be mixed when heating is require... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6481214 | Throw-away container for heating and cooling of liquids Suggested is a throw-away container (1) for self-heating or self-cooling of liquids or solid matters, consisting of two spaces (16, 17) separated by an internal foil (7), a metal vessel (4) and a tear-off foil (5), said metal vessel (4) being wedged, glue... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6427761 | Meal tray with chemical heating and cooling A meal trolley has an insulated casing and food dishes or plates supported therein for cooling and heating by thermochemical reactions. The reagents of the chemical reactions are stored in containers and reservoirs carried by the trolley and selectively c... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6234165 | Baby bottle warmer A method and apparatus utilizing an exothermic reaction to generate a heated gas that warms a baby bottle, providing a baby bottle warmer that is portable, convenient to use, simple, and lightweight. In one embodiment, a heating vessel holds the baby bott... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6123065 | Feeding bottle A feeding bottle for infants useful for travelling and including a storage compartment for the nipple and a heater. The bottle includes an outer wall with an opening for the nipple at a first end and which turns inwardly at the opposite end defining a sec... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6079405 | Container with in situ dual food product mixing and heating A container for housing and producing a liquid comestible product and in situ heating thereof has an upper comestible chamber and a lower comestible chamber separated by a comestible diaphragm. One of the comestible chambers retains a dry powder and the o... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5915461 | Heat pack and trigger apparatus A heat pack including apparatus for triggering the crystallization of a supercooled salt solution in the heat pack, wherein the supercooled salt solution is sealed within a flexible package. The apparatus comprises a solid trigger device, and a packet hav... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5655384 | Self-cooling container including liner member A self-cooling container incorporating a heat exchange unit including a chamber for containing a quantity of a gas, the chamber including an external wall in contact with the beverage to be cooled, actuator means for actuating the heat exchange unit, a li... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5645749 | Heat pack capable of being recharged by microwave energy A heat pack including a flexible water-tight plastic bag, saturated sodium acetate solution contained in the plastic bag, and an activator disposed in contact with the saturated sodium acetate solution and operated to activate the saturated sodium acetate... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5628304 | Self-heating container A self heating container for heating a comestible item; said container being substantially recyclable, said container comprising a first chamber having one frangible wall, a second chamber, said first and second chambers being matingly attached to each ot... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5542418 | Acid-base fuels for self heating food containers An exothermic, hydratable fuel mixture for a self-heating food container comprises particles of a base such as lime and an acid such as oxalic acid. When water is added to the mixture, exothermic heat is generated by hydration of the lime and neutralizati... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5517981 | Water-activated chemical heater with suppressed hydrogen Flameless chemical heaters based on the iron-promoted magnesium-water reaon (Mg+H2 O.fwdarw.Mg(OH)2 +H2) are reliable and potentially useful. The major limitation to their widespread application is the cogeneration of fla... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5486371 | Method for cooking food with heat energy generated from natural stone materials A method for utilizing heat energy for cooking food includes preparing two stone materials having more than 55.5% of Calcium Oxide, and mixing the stone materials with salt and calcium chloride of different portions and heating the stone materials gradual... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5465707 | Self heating individual meal package A self heating individual meal package includes a quantity of foodstuff to be heated. The package consists of a thermal insulated outer pouch. Within the package is an electrolytic-solvent activated exothermic-chemical pad or powder enclosed in an absorbe... | 11/14/1995 |
| 4867131 | Combined heating dish and storage container for food This invention relates to a combined heating dish and storage container comprising an outer container formed of insulating material for low heat conduction. The outer container includes a first recess centrally formed in a surface of the outer container a... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4838242 | Device for changing temperature of material therein A device for changing the temperature of material placed therein by a user of the device comprises an inner member having an open end for receiving and containing the material the temperature of which is to be changed, providing the device with an outer e... | 06/13/1989 |
