Bill Gates wants a better beer keg

By Todd Bishop on June 24, 2009

Gee, what were Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold doing when they dreamed this one up? Microsoft's chairman and its former chief technology officer are among the inventors listed on a series of patent applications for "temperature-stabilized storage containers" -- super-high-tech devices intended for use in the storage and transport of "water or flavored water, dairy product or fruit juice, carbonated soda, wine, beer or distilled spirits, for example." OK, so they threw a bunch of other beverages in there, too, but why else would a bunch of geeks imagine a temperature-controlled liquid container if not for the noble purpose of keeping beer cold? As one of their patent filings explains, such a container "may store a beverage such as beer, for example, at a temperature appropriate for serving depending upon the type of beer." In addition, the filings says, the container "may be used to store wine at an optimal storage temperature range, generally 50 to 55 degrees."

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