ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,280, issued on March 3, was assigned to HidrateSmart LLC (Henderson, Nev.).

"Wireless drink container for monitoring hydration" was invented by Alexander Hambrock (Chicago), Coleman Iverson (Minneapolis), Ngoc Thi Van Nguyen (Chicago), Alexandra Feeken (Henderson, Nev.), Travis Heaver (Eagan, Minn.), Matt Engeriser (Henderson, Nev.), Paul Schmokel (Henderson, Nev.), Matthew Lewis (Henderson, Nev.), Marc Cuva (Henderson, Nev.) and Nick Padilla (Henderson, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wireless drink container can monitor a person's hydration and prompt him or her to drink more if appropriate. The drink containers as described ...