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Thermal Dining Place Mats Called TheM

TheM: Thermal (dining place) Mats, keeping food at the ideal temp throughout your dining experience.

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Thermal Dining Place Mats Called TheM

Thermal Dining Place Mats Called TheM

Thermal Dining Place Mats Called TheM

Thermal Dining Place Mats Called TheM

Thermal Dining Place Mats Called TheM

TheM: Thermal (dining place) Mats, keeping food at the ideal temp throughout your dining experience.

TheM: Thermal (dining place) Mats, keeping food at the ideal temp throughout your dining experience.

TheM: Thermal (dining place) Mats, keeping food at the ideal temp throughout your dining experience.

TheM: Thermal (dining place) Mats, keeping food at the ideal temp throughout your dining experience.

Geetanjali Bedi
Geetanjali Bedi
Geetanjali Bedi
Geetanjali Bedi
2 Campaigns |
Chicago, United States
$5,426 USD 48 backers
18% of $30,001 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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"Enjoy A Hot Meal With Family without Reheating Dishes . No ugly cables or power connections! First to market a truly innovative and revolutionary dining experience."

TheM dining place mats proactively maintain temperature to provide optimum heat release and distribution. When a hot dish is placed on TheM, the mat absorbs and stores the access heat. As the dish cools the excess stored heat is then released back to the dish to maintain the ideal temperature. This cycle works continuously.

TheM integrates cutting edge certified space technology into a high-end design. TheM Place Mats keep your dishes at the ideal eating temperature for 45 to 60 minutes.    

TheM requires NO charging, NO wires, NO batteries all while being cool to the touch. Very kid friendly as it's not hot to the touch!

NOTE: These mats have been tested to maintain temps for up to 120 minutes.




Outlast Phase Change Materials originally developed for NASA, to help balance temperature fluctuations in space, is integrated into the gel pad of TheM. This helps TheM Place Mats achieve optimum temperature management.

The Outlast® Phase Change Materials is a heat managing technology that is also safe, non-toxic and renewable.

IMPORTANT - Ideal Temperature:

You slave over a hot meal and by the time your family and friends get to the table and start eating the temperature is less than optimal.

Food is usually served at 185-195 degrees Fahrenheit. The ideal eating temperature is 145-155 degrees Fahrenheit. Our mats maintain the food in a dish or plate at >150 degrees (the ideal eating temperature) Fahrenheit for a minimum of 45 minutes to an hour.

NOTE: These mats have been tested to maintain temps for up to 120 minutes.

Design Assembly:

 Design & Specs:

  • Octagon shape - 8” wide
  • Octagon shape make TheM buildable into center pieces for larger dishes (Holiday turkey, large casserole & pasta dishes etc.)
  • Each mat weighs >2lbs
  • Width 1/4 of an inch
  • Waterproof - Dishwasher safe
  • Not hot to the touch - VERY KID FRIENDLY
  • Stack-able for easy storage
  • The upper layer has a high-end finish for good heat transfer
  • Upper high-end finish is scratch resistant
  • Base is insulated Utilizes Outlast® Phase Change Technology

TECHNOLOGY

How does Outlast's Phase Change Material work for heat control? 

  • While the PCM is changing phases and absorbing or releasing energy, it is preventing temperature change. This stored energy is known as latent heat and can be measured by the DSC.  
  • Solid toLiquid – melting, ice to water, candles to wax puddles. In order to melt, you have to add or absorb energy (endothermic). Liquid to Solid – crystallization, water to ice. In order to solidify, freeze, crystallize you have to remove or release energy (exothermic)  
  • latent heat (lĀt’nt hēt) nounThe quantity of heat absorbed or released by a substance undergoing a change of state, (such as ice changing to water or wax solidifying), at constant temperature and pressure.
  • When a solid material is heated and reaches its melting point, it goes from solid to liquid. During this process the material absorbs a certain amount of heat. Despite the heat input, the temperature of the material stays at a relatively constant level, even though phase change is taking place. We thus speak of latent (concealed) heat having been taken up by the material.  
  •  Outlast technology is based on the absorption, storage and release of energy. Outlast uses a phase change material (PCM) which is a material that requires large amounts of energy to change phases (solid to liquid and back to solid) in a specific temperature range. 

Certified Test Methods  

1.) ASTM E793-01 Standard Test Method for Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

2.) ISO 11357-3:1999 Plastics -- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) -- Part 3: Determination of temperature and enthalpy of melting and crystallization

3) A 9x13” 3 qt. Pyrex® glass dish filled with ~1500 grams of thickened water to mimic approximated a ¾ filled dish with very moist food. 

4) The dish was covered with aluminum foil (which remained on throughout the whole experiment) and heated to 185oF, as shown by the food thermometer in the middle of the dish.  

5) Once the dish attained 185oF, it was immediately removed and placed onto a hot glove on the bench and let sit for 10 minute. at room temperature. This approximated a standard kitchen procedure, in that the home cook would remove the “casserole” and let sit for a few minutes on either a hot pad or stove top before moving to table.

6) Temperature recording was started when pulled from oven and maintained until dish dropped below 140oF.

Program Timeline:


When and where can I use TheM? 

  • With its octagon shape TheM is buildable and can be put together for larger dishes.  
  • You can use TheM under your dining plates to keep your food hot  
  • Put a hot tea or coffee pot on TheM to keep beverages hot  
  • Place your pizza directly on TheM - non-toxic & safe materials . Do not recommend cutting pizza on TheM.
  • Use TheM under your soup bowls  
  • Coffee or Tea mugs and cup to keep beverage warm
  • Take TheM on your camping trips, cookouts and barbeques
  • Your kids will love TheM as they take 1 hour to finish a hot dog and mac and cheese
  • And so much more...

WHAT COLOR CAN I GET "TheM" IN - I AM CONFUSED?

Don't be confused - We are ONLY offering TheM in HIGH WHITE GLOSS.

NOTE: After testing, the high gloss, scratch resistant white materials work the best and are very durable long term. We do not have any plans to add more colors today.

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About Us:

We are a father/daughter team that together have 55+ years of engineering, marketing and sales experience. We have always had a vision to innovate and better the consumer products industry. New technologies and innovations are entering the market place today at a higher pace than application for those technologies are being produced. That's where dad and I collaborated to make these technologies a reality and bring them directly into your homes.

My dad, Bobby Bedi has been an electrical & mechanical engineer for 40+ years working with fortune 100 & 500 companies from around the globe. He started his technology applications consultancy, Design HMI LLC, 8+ years ago that takes innovative technologies from around the world and integrates them into actual applications and consumer products. His engineering market reach goes from US to Europe to China to India to Australia... and on.

Last year (2014) Design HMI also launched a Innovations hub called Engineering Well -http://www.designhmi.com/engineering-well-tech-hub/ and a product marketing subsidiary Greenlama - www.iamgreenlama.com

I am Gita Bedi and I run the product marketing subsidiary GreenLama - Delivering Innovation. I have worked in marketing and sales for fortune 100 companies for 13 years. For the past 5 years have been working with startups to bring their products and projects to market successfully. 

We ran a Kickstarter Campaign in June called Nano Wireless Heated Mug that we funded in 3 days. The Nano Heated Mug will hit the market in November - ready for the holiday season! Please feel free to go to - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1768462149/nano-heated-wireless-mug-cup.These mugs are also available for pre-order on our site at - http://www.iamgreenlama.com/shop/nano-heated-mug.

We look forward to bringing you even more cutting edge, high-end design and innovative technology products that will change the way you use and see consumer products today!

Risks and challenges

There is a 10% chance that we may deliver a few days after Christmas due to shipping delays.


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GOT TO HAVE IT COLLECTION

$25 USD
Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: GOT TO HAVE IT COLLECTION - 1 Mat for anytime use in high gloss white.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
2 claimed
Ships worldwide.

DUAL COLLECTION

$40 USD
Early Bird!! Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: DUAL COLLECTION - 2 Mats for anytime use in high gloss white.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
15 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

CENTER PIECE COLLECTION

$65 USD
Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: CENTER PIECE COLLECTION - 3 Mats for your serving dishes, in high gloss white.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
2 out of 400 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

DATE NIGHT COLLECTION

$80 USD
Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: DATE NIGHT COLLECTION - 4 Mats keeping your food on your plates and in your dishes at ideal temperature, in high gloss white.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
13 out of 400 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

FAMILY COLLECTION

$120 USD
Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: FAMILY COLLECTION - 6 Mats keeping your food on your plates and in your dishes at ideal temperature, in high gloss white.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
8 out of 500 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

HOLIDAY SEASON COLLECTION

$199 USD
Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: HOLIDAY SEASON COLLECTION - 10 Mats keeping your food on your plates and in your dishes at ideal temperature, in high gloss white.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
6 out of 1000 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

RESTAURANT/CATERING COLLECTION

$500 USD
Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: RESTAURANT/CATERING COLLECTION - 25 Mats delivering exceptional service to your customers, in high gloss white.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
1 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

DISTRIBUTOR COLLECTION

$9,000 USD
Delivering "TheM" to your dining table for the ideal dining experience. For your support you will receive: DISTRIBUTOR COLLECTION - 500 Mats delivering exceptional service to your customers, in high gloss white. NOTE: Shipping will be at actuals.
Estimated Shipping
December 2015
0 out of 500 of claimed

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