ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,517, issued on July 22, was assigned to KRAFFT INDUSTRIES LLC (Los Angeles).

"Smart drink container" was invented by Fredrik Krafft (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container for storing a liquid for consumption. The container may comprise temperature and volume sensors, processors, energy source and a communication device to transmit the recorded temperature and volume data to a remote human interface. The container may also provide for various notifications and alerts to the user if the data falls outside predetermined variable ranges."

The patent was filed on May 12, 2020, under Application No. 15/930,030.

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