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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2015
Applicants:
Jiandong Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jason Jianzhong Chang, Wuxi, CN;
Inventors:
Jiandong Huang, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jason Jianzhong Chang, Wuxi, CN;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); A61J 1/03 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A61J 7/04 (2006.01); G01F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/03 (2013.01); A61J 7/0481 (2013.01); G01F 17/00 (2013.01); G06F 19/3462 (2013.01); A61J 7/0418 (2015.05); A61J 7/0436 (2015.05); A61J 2200/30 (2013.01); Y10T 29/5313 (2015.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods and apparatus for converting a container into a smart bottle. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a smart-bottle apparatus may comprise a container portion comprising a plurality of individually addressable sensor pairs covering the wall of the container portion. According to a second aspect of the present invention, a smart-bottle apparatus may comprise a container portion comprising a plurality of individually addressable sensor pairs covering a neck portion of the container portion.