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Patent No. 5871518

Smoking Cessation Lighter and Method

A lighter for tobacco products suppresses the urge to smoke by operant conditioning.

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Assignee: NIKE, Inc.


Location: Beaverton, OR
No. of patents: 304

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NumberTitleIssue Date
7969314RFID triggered personal athletic device
A personal athletic device is worn by a runner during a race. A race course is provided with a plurality of mats along the race course. The mats have antennas and generate a magnetic field. The personal athletic device has a chip system having an RFID tag and a disp...
06/28/2011
7966750Interlocking fluid-filled chambers for an article of footwear
An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a first chamber and a second chamber that each enclose a fluid. The first chamber and the second chamber both define a plurality of projections and depressi...
06/28/2011
7966154Pressure sensing systems for sports, and associated methods
A system determines athletic performance. A pressure sensor senses change in elevation. A microprocessor processes signals from the pressure sensor to determine speed corresponding to the change in elevation. A display reports the speed to a user. ...
06/21/2011
7963869Chromatic architecture for sports equipment
Sporting items such as soccer balls include a casing region and a graphic region that are defined by enhanced-visibility colors (EVCs) that are substantially complementary. Such EVCs can be selected to avoid colors associated with color confusion in color deficient ...
06/21/2011
7963860Golf clubs and golf club heads having feel altering systems
Golf club heads include: (a) a body having a ball-striking face and a rear face, the body defining a cavity; (b) a bridge member extending across the cavity, wherein the bridge member is provided to affect, at least in part, a position of a center of gravity of the ...
06/21/2011
7963855Releasable connections for golf club heads and shafts
Golf club heads are releasably engaged with shafts so that the club heads and shafts can be readily interchanged and/or so that the shaft position with respect to the club head can be readily changed. Golf clubs are provided that have spherical releasable connection...
06/21/2011
D638621Shoe upper
05/31/2011
D638615Shoe with opaque and translucent heel regions
05/31/2011
7949488Movement monitoring systems and associated methods
Systems and methods are disclosed that monitor movement of a person, or of a vehicle ridden by the person, to determine speed, distance traveled and/or airtime of the person or vehicle. Accelerometer-based sensors, pressure sensors or Doppler sensors may be employed...
05/24/2011
7948834Pace calculation watch
A watch that advantageously allows an athlete, such as a runner, to conveniently and instantly calculate a pace at which a distance was traveled. The watch includes a chronographic process and a pace calculation process. In order to determine a pace, the athlete ent...
05/24/2011
7946959Training scripts
A training script device is described that conveniently allows a user to create a training script defining one or more steps of a workout routine, where each step may include an activity, a duration for performing that activity, and an intensity at which the activit...
05/24/2011
7946929Golf club face having encapsulated tuned structure
A golf club head has a face portion and a body portion. The face portion has a support frame, a matrix structure attached to and contained within the support frame, and a face material surrounding the matrix structure. In some aspects, the matrix structure may be a ...
05/24/2011
7946058Article of footwear having a sole structure with an articulated midsole and outsole
An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole structure secured to the upper. The sole structure includes a midsole and an outsole. The midsole has an upper surface and an opposite lower surface. The upper surface defines a plurality of depressions, and the lo...
05/24/2011
7941869Apparel with reduced drag coefficient
An athletic garment including a panel designed to reduce frictional and pressure drag around an appendage of an athlete competing in a high-speed event, such as running and cycling. The panel is positioned to encircle the appendage, and is provided with regions havi...
05/17/2011
7938259Display container
A structure configurable for holding and displaying a product (e.g., a game ball or sporting equipment) may include one or more sides having an aperture through which the contained product is visible. One or more sides of the structure may include flaps that are fle...
05/10/2011
7937856Article of footwear with illuminated chamber
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly secured to the upper. The sole assembly has at least one fluid-filled chamber capable of transmitting light and a recess. A light source is positioned in the recess, and an outsole is secured to a lower su...
05/10/2011
7937854Article of footwear having force attenuation membrane
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole assembly including a midsole. A cavity is formed in the midsole and has a cavity wall, with a groove formed in the cavity wall. A membrane is received in the groove and extends across the cavity. An upper member is...
05/10/2011
7937768Flexible shin guard
A shin guard includes a plate made of a rigid material sandwiched between two layers of flexible material, such as foam. The two flexible layers are attached to each other around a periphery of at least one of the flexible layers. The plate includes a center panel a...
05/10/2011
7935000Golf clubs and golf club heads
Golf club heads which include an iron type golf club head body including a ball striking face, a rear surface opposite the ball striking face (e.g., including a perimeter weighting member) and an indicator which indicates the location of the center of gravity of the...
05/03/2011
7934325Gymnastics footwear
An article of footwear for gymnasts includes an outsole, an insole, an upper, and a securing member. The outsole may extend beneath a forefoot region of the foot and may include one or more traction elements. The insole may be engaged with the outsole and may includ...
05/03/2011
7934267Articles of apparel providing enhanced body position feedback
Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are ...
05/03/2011
D637094Watch
05/03/2011
D636985Shoe upper
05/03/2011
7931543Temporary golf club shaft-component connection
A temporary shaft-component connection for assembling a selected golf club shaft with a club head and/or hand grip segment, to facilitate custom club design and fitting to suit the needs and preferences of an individual golfer. The temporary shaft-component connecti...
04/26/2011
7930841Article of footwear for water sports
An article of footwear for water sports, especially canoeing, is disclosed. The article of footwear includes an upper attached to a sole forming a first live hinge and a strap system attached to the sole forming a second live hinge. The second live hinge is disposed...
04/26/2011
D636830Golf club head for a putter
04/26/2011
D636829Golf club head for a putter
04/26/2011
D636686Watch
04/26/2011
D636594Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636593Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636592Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636591Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636590Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636589Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636588Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636587Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636586Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636585Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636584Shoe upper
04/26/2011
D636583Shoe upper
04/26/2011
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