ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,260, issued on March 4, was assigned to PepsiCo Inc. (Purchase, N.Y.).
"Smart water bottle" was invented by Giancarlo Fantappie (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Steven T. Jersey (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Resealable bottles for beverages. A bottle may include a main body with an opening for receiving contents and a reservoir for storing contents, a lid, and a bottom, which is interchangeable with an accessory for changing a characteristic of the contents. The lid may close the bottle and/or facilitate consumption of its contents. The bottle may support one or more indicators, such as LEDs, including a safe...