{
  "patent_number": "US RE49412",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How a Pitcher Uses Removable Rulers to Measure Beverage Ingredients",
  "original_title": "USRE49412E1 - Pitcher and mixing ruler for preparing and dispensing beverages",
  "summary": "A pitcher with a built-in vertical slot that holds a removable ruler, which acts as both a recipe guide and a measuring tool for adding ingredients directly into the container.",
  "what_it_does": "The apparatus consists of a pitcher with a vertical slot on its inner wall that accepts a removable, elongated mixing guide. This guide features printed lines corresponding to specific ingredient volumes for a recipe, allowing a user to fill the pitcher to each line sequentially without needing separate measuring cups. The guide is designed to be removed once the ingredients are added, and the same guide can be used to stir the mixture. By swapping out different rulers, the same pitcher can be used to prepare a variety of drinks.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover pitchers that lack a dedicated vertical slot for receiving a guide.",
    "Does not cover external measuring stickers or markings applied directly to the pitcher wall.",
    "Does not cover automated dispensing systems that measure ingredients mechanically.",
    "Does not cover non-removable internal measurement indicators."
  ],
  "filed": "2020-09-22",
  "granted": "2023-02-07",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Individual",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/individual",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Lee T. Morgan",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/lee-t-morgan"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": "A ruler for mixing the ingredients of a selected beverage is slidably received in a vertical slot formed on the inside wall of a pitcher. The beverage ingredients for mixing are listed on each side of the ruler. The list of ingredients for each beverage is color coded to distinguish one beverage from another. The amount and order for mixing the ingredients in the pitcher are identified by parallel spaced measuring lines extending from the bottom to the top of the ruler. The lowermost measuring line on the ruler identifies the first ingredient added to the pitcher. The remaining ingredients are sequentially added to the pitcher to the level of the measuring line identifying each ingredient. The ingredients for mixing are added to the pitcher without requiring the volume of each ingredient to be separately measured and added. With the mixing ruler being releasably attached to the pitcher a set of mixing rulers for a collection of beverage recipes is available for use in mixing beverages in the pitcher.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/RE49412/strain-and-recovery-tracking",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/RE49412/strain-and-recovery-tracking/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/USRE49412",
  "relatedPatents": []
}