A method for manufacturing a bowl and a glass bowl are disclosed. A high borosilicate glass bowl is manufactured with high borosilicate glass, which has characteristics of high hardness, high light transmittance, high chemical stability, cold and hot shock resistance, and the like. A radian of a bottom is measured by a laser scanner, so that an accurate molding die can be manufactured by a numerical control machine tool. A solid rubber compound is mixed by a mixing mill, and then a vulcanizing agent and a silica gel masterbatch are added to obtain a silicone rubber raw material. The silicone rubber raw material is taken out according to a preset weight, then put together with the high borosilicate glass bowl into a molding vulcanizer. Vulcanization compression molding is performed to obtain a high borosilicate glass bowl with an anti-slip silica gel bottom.

An actively heated or cooled cup or mug has a body with a chamber that can receive and hold a beverage and a heating or cooling system disposed in a cavity below the chamber. The heating or cooling system has a heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool the chamber, power storage devices, and circuitry that controls the operation of the heating or cooling elements. A sensor can detect a presence of a liquid in the chamber, the circuitry configured to turn on power to the heating or cooling elements after said liquid is detected and further configured to automatically turn off power to the heating or cooling elements upon receiving a signal indicating that the liquid in the chamber has dropped below a predetermined liquid level or been depleted completely.

An actively heated or cooled cup or mug has a body with a chamber that can receive and hold a beverage and a heating or cooling system disposed in a cavity below the chamber. The heating or cooling system has a heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool the chamber, power storage devices, and circuitry that controls the operation of the heating or cooling elements. A sensor can detect a presence of a liquid in the chamber, the circuitry configured to turn on power to the heating or cooling elements after said liquid is detected and further configured to automatically turn off power to the heating or cooling elements upon receiving a signal indicating that the liquid in the chamber has dropped below a predetermined liquid level or been depleted completely.

The Invention is a standard set of round, cylindrical and spherical pieces that form objects to hold other objects and food, to transport things and to build modular elegant and beautiful constructions. For example, the Invention's pieces can be used as spherical flowerpots that are arranged along a walkway with flowers, and those same flowerpots can be stacked to support a flowerpot a few feet off the ground. Furthermore, the flowerpots can be stacked to form columns that vines grow on. Pieces can be made exponentially larger and smaller, and features on pieces can also be made exponentially larger and smaller, while maintaining compatibility within the system of Invention pieces. For example, the stacked boxes that are FIG. 33 can be elongated to stack in a manner that forms the pattern of a standard brick wall's interlocking pieces.

A utensil for storing and/or eating food. A bowl has an upper edge and a lower section. A groove is defined within the upper edge. A raised seal encircles the lower section. A lid is in combination with the bowl, the lid having a top surface and lid wall upstanding from the top surface, the lid wall having a lid wall inner surface. A freshness seal is formed against the inner wall surface of the lid, and a depression is defined within the top surface, the depression having defined therein a recessed track; wherein the lid is adapted to removably connect to the bowl at either the lower section or at the upper edge by frictional engagement between, respectively, the raised seal with the depression or the freshness seal with the groove.

A utensil for storing and/or eating food. A bowl has an upper edge and a lower section. A groove is defined within the upper edge. A raised seal encircles the lower section. A lid is in combination with the bowl, the lid having a top surface and lid wall upstanding from the top surface, the lid wall having a lid wall inner surface. A freshness seal is formed against the inner wall surface of the lid, and a depression is defined within the top surface, the depression having defined therein a recessed track; wherein the lid is adapted to removably connect to the bowl at either the lower section or at the upper edge by frictional engagement between, respectively, the raised seal with the depression or the freshness seal with the groove.

An active foodware system includes a mechanical structure supporting a food surface recessed in relation to an area surrounding the food surface; a heating component for heating food received by the food surface; a sensing component for maintaining the heating component at a desired temperature; a wireless communication component; and a visual stimulating component responsive to data from the sensing component or the wireless communication component.

A container comprising: a base and freestanding sides extending from the base to define a mouth opposite the base, wherein the mouth has first and second spouts opposite each other and first and second interior sides opposite each other between the first and second spouts; a first zipper member extending from the first interior side of the mouth from the first spout to the second spout; a second zipper member extending from the second interior side of the mouth from the first spout to the second spout, wherein the mouth is deformable between open and closed configurations and the first and second zipper members are disengageable when the mouth is open and engagable when the mouth is closed, wherein the base, sides, and zipper members are a unitary whole container without assembled parts, wherein the container comprises silicone.

A container comprising: a base and freestanding sides extending from the base to define a mouth opposite the base, wherein the mouth has first and second spouts opposite each other and first and second interior sides opposite each other between the first and second spouts; a first zipper member extending from the first interior side of the mouth from the first spout to the second spout; a second zipper member extending from the second interior side of the mouth from the first spout to the second spout, wherein the mouth is deformable between open and closed configurations and the first and second zipper members are disengageable when the mouth is open and engagable when the mouth is closed, wherein the base, sides, and zipper members are a unitary whole container without assembled parts, wherein the container comprises silicone.

A protective and sound-proofing casing adapted to attach to dishware is provided which includes an outer surface exposed to an environment and an inner surface disposed opposite to the outer surface and configured to snugly engage with a portion of the dishware. A protected and sound-proof dishware is also provided which includes a dishware body and a sound-proofing casing attached to the dishware. The casing may include an outer surface exposed to an environment and an inner surface disposed opposite to the outer surface and configured to snugly engage with a portion of the dishware body.