Insulating Sleeve and Insulator Sleeve for a Beverage Container

As a 3 unit student, I will be delving into the obviousness and anticipation of each respective patent. Let's start first with the anticipation for the insulator sleeve for a beverage container. Since the insulator sleeve was patented after the insulating sleeve, it can be rightfully followed that someone got inspiration for their invention from the original insulating sleeve. Now, this could have been fully anticipated and I believe it was because in the description and background of the Insulating Sleeve we see that it mentions coffee as something that was the inspiration. Coincidentally, the insulator sleeve for a beverage container also mentions coffee specifically as the beverage that it would likely be used on. For obviousness, we will be looking at the insulating sleeve. To be obvious, it needs to be something so apparent to a master in the field. The insulating sleeve is not obvious because it poses potential to create a market to be sold and improve the livelihoods of people by preventing burns and hypothermia. The claim explains how the sleeve works and how it would be attached to the cup or circular device. Overall, I believe that the insulator sleeve for a beverage was completely anticipated but the insulating sleeve is non-obvious because it provides a benefit to society that wasn't apparent before.