An actively heated or cooled food container can have a lid movable between an open and a closed position and an insulated body to which the lid can be attached. The insulated body can have a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the container body and a base, the sidewall and base defining one or more chambers that can be sealed by the lid. The food container can have a temperature control system that can include one or more heating or cooling elements in thermal communication with one or both of the sidewall and the base and operable to heat or cool one or both of the sidewall and the base to thereby heat or cool the one or more chambers in the food container.

A thermostatic cup structure that includes a cup body, a heating module and a base unit. The cup body is selectively attachable to the heating module and base unit. The base unit and heating module are structured such that they can accommodate cup bodies with different structures such as mugs, tumblers, and thermoses. Heating of the liquid within the cup body is powered by a swappable and rechargeable battery, contained in the base unit, that is connected to a heat plate through a conductive column. The ability to charge multiple base units anywhere USB-c power/adapters are available, and the fact that these base units are interchangeable with multiple variants of mugs (and can include thermoses, etc.) make this product unique in the market.

A self-heating container assembly has a housing with a first portion and a second portion, each having a cylindrical cross-section. The first portion and the second portion are mated together in a manner that permits the first portion to rotate about a common axis relative to the second portion. A ring gear (or partial ring gear) is on or attached to the first portion and rotates with the first portion of the housing relative to the second portion. A rotatable cutting element is supported by a support connected to the second portion of the housing. There is a pinion gear on the rotatable cutting element. The pinion gear is coupled to the ring gear. A reactant container containing a reactant is adjacent to the rotatable cutting element, such that rotation thereof cuts into the reactant container.

A smart inductive heating appliance includes an interface for interacting with a package intelligence and communication module on a smart package. The smart heating appliance may also detect and charge chargeable devices inductively. A number of data sets may be utilized to enhance control of heating/cooking and to enhance safety. A thermodynamic load profile of the package may include detailed data correlations established in a package testing step and utilized to control heating of the package as well as to validate and authenticate the package.

A container made from an electrically insulating material whose walls are functionally connected to a temperature sensor and incorporate heating groups consisting of a plurality of elongate metal elements; should the container be made from glass, the coefficient of thermal expansion of the heating groups is similar to that of glass. The container is functionally associated with an electronic power and control module, connected to the heating groups and comprising a rechargeable energy accumulator of a type with one or several high-performance cells. The metal elements are heated by Joule effect by the flow of a pulsed current provided by the energy accumulator and controlled by the electronic power and control module.

An actively heated or cooled food container can have a lid movable between an open and a closed position and an insulated body to which the lid can be attached. The insulated body can have a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the container body and a base, the sidewall and base defining one or more chambers that can be sealed by the lid. The food container can have a temperature control system that can include one or more heating or cooling elements in thermal communication with one or both of the sidewall and the base and operable to heat or cool one or both of the sidewall and the base to thereby heat or cool the one or more chambers in the food container.

A portable electric heating apparatus for warming a liquid and maintaining the elevated temperature of a liquid held inside a hot beverage container. The housing (23) of the apparatus may be inserted within the perimeter of a bottom rim of the beverage container so that a heating plate (22) releasably contacts a bottom wall of the container. A controller (25) enclosed in the housing includes electrical circuitry for communicating with a supply of electric power and for energizing a heating element (31). In various embodiments, electric power may be provided from wall outlets, USB ports, or batteries, which may be disposable or rechargeable. The heating element is configured to transfer heat to the plate, which warms the liquid through the bottom wall of the container.

An actively heated or cooled food container can have a lid movable between an open and a closed position and an insulated body to which the lid can be attached. The insulated body can have a sidewall that defines a perimeter of the container body and a base, the sidewall and base defining one or more chambers that can be sealed by the lid. The food container can have a temperature control system that can include one or more heating or cooling elements in thermal communication with one or both of the sidewall and the base and operable to heat or cool one or both of the sidewall and the base to thereby heat or cool the one or more chambers in the food container.

The present application is directed to an apparatus that includes an inner vessel, a vacuum insulator vessel disposed around and bonded to the inner vessel, a bottom cover affixed to the inner vessel and the vacuum insulator, the bottom cover including a control circuit with a voice recognition module, a transistor switch and one or more sensors. A heater strip is disposed around at least a portion of the bottom cover and is in contact with the inner vessel, a charging interface is configured to receive a power charge from an external source, a battery pack with a number of conduits is configured to provide a power supply to the control circuit and the heater strip and to receive the power charge from the charging interface, and the voice recognition module is configured to identify audio commands received and activate the power supply of the battery pack to the heater strip to increase a temperature of the inner vessel and contents of the inner vessel.

A lunch container for storing, transporting and heating foods and drinks, in particular foods and drinks prepared for consumption by small children and babies. It is intended to be suitable for storing, transporting and for heating foods and drinks and to be able to be used simply and safely by small children. The lunch container includes an essentially cylindrical outer casing with a closed base, the upper covering surface of which can be closed with a lid. A heatable inner cylinder with a base is arranged in the outer casing.