...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125353 | NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM The present invention relates to a nicotine inhaling device and a method for making the same. Such device allows a user to ingest nicotine vapours orally and it is primarily intended to be used as a smoking cessation aid.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103350 | Device, Method, and Composition For Reducing the Incidence of Tobacco Smoking A device which facilitates the absorption of nicotine in order to reduce the incidence of tobacco smoking is disclosed. The device includes a tube defining an interior space. The tube has a first end with an opening and a second end. An inhalable, flowable liquid or gel... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120067358 | Life stick oxygen based energy supplement The invention provides a device configured to resemble an actual cigarette, tubular in shape and boasts the same measurements of a standard cigarette. The Life Stick is manufactured primarily of recycled plastic, with the distal end of the unit comprised of a canister f... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120042886 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A NICOTINE MEDICAMENT AND A MEDICAMENT MADE BY THE METHOD A method of producing a nicotine medicament for use in an inhaler comprises combining nicotine, a non-spheronized sugar and a liquid carrier including water to produce a flowable mixture and spray drying the flowable mixture at conditions to produce particles of the nic... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120006342 | TOBACCO-BASED AEROSOL GENERATION SYSTEM The invention relates to devices and methods for delivering nicotine and/or other alkaloids from tobacco, other plants and other natural sources. More particularly, the invention relates to devices and methods for delivering an aerosol of nicotine to a user's lungs with... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110315152 | SIMULATED CIGARETTE DEVICE A simulated cigarette device with a substantially cylindrical cigarette-like shape comprising a reservoir of a pressurised composition including an inhalable substance and a propellant. A refill valve is in communication with the reservoir via which the reservoir is ref... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110277780 | PERSONAL VAPORIZING INHALER WITH MOUTHPIECE COVER A personal vapor inhaling unit is disclosed. An electronic flameless vapor inhaler unit that may simulate a cigarette has a cavity that receives a cartridge in the distal end of the inhaler unit. The cartridge brings a substance to be vaporized in contact with a wick. W... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110265806 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE An electronic smoking device includes a first sensor for detecting a user's action for smoking, an air inlet, an air flow path extending from the air inlet, a liquid compartment storing a smoking liquid, a dispensing control device configured to selectively dispense the... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110232654 | SUBSTITUTE CIGARETTE An electronic substitute cigarette includes a cigarette rod (10) and a simulated cigarette mouthpiece (20). Said cigarette rod (10) includes a power source and an electronic circuit. Said simulated cigarette mouthpiece (20) includes a simulat... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110209717 | AEROSOL ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE An aerosol electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly and also includes a shell (a) which is hollow and integrally formed. Said battery assembly connects with said atomizer assembly and both are located in said... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110168194 | ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION CIGARETTE The present invention relates to an electronic atomization cigarette which only contains nicotine without harmful tar. The electronic atomization cigarette includes a shell and a mouthpiece. The external wall of the shell has an air inlet. An electronic circuit board, a... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110041858 | ARTIFICIAL SMOKE CIGARETTE An artificial cigarette, inhaler or other nebulizer device may include a housing, an air passage into the housing, a fog generator chamber within the housing connected to the air passage, a liquid source connected to the fog generating chamber, and a fog generator withi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110036363 | SMOKELESS PIPE A smokeless pipe comprises a bowl (1), a shank (2), a stem (3) with a bit (4) and an air channel (5) inside of the pipe, which is used for placing a carrier of a nicotine-containing or flavoring agent (10) and a heating unit ( 02/17/2011 | |
| 20110005535 | ELECTRONIC SIMULATED CIGARETTE AND ATOMIZING LIQUID THEREOF, SMOKING SET FOR ELECTRONIC SIMULATED CIGARETTE AND SMOKING LIQUID CAPSULE THEREOF An electronic simulation cigarette comprises a shell. One end of the shell installs the air inlet port while in the shell the power source, atomization and spray device, capsule with smoke solution in it are set up. Connect the power source and the heater, the capsule a... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100242975 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A SIMULATED CIGARETTE DEVICE AND A REFILL UNIT A simulated smoking device (1) comprising a simulated cigarette having a substantially cylindrical cigarette-like shape and a refill device (2, 50) having a substantially cuboid housing with a cigarette pack-like shape containing refill gas (32, 59)... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100242976 | AEROSOL-GENERATING LIQUID FOR USE IN AEROSOL INHALATOR An aerosol-generating liquid (L) for use in an aerosol inhalator contains main components including propylene glycol as a solvent and L-menthol as a lipophilic aroma dissolved in the solvent, and a carboxylic acid added to the main components. The carboxylic acid has a ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100242974 | Electronic Cigarette An electronic cigarette has two tubes that resemble a cigarette: an electronic inhaler and an electronic atomizer. The two tubes are connected through one or more electric connectors to form an electronic cigarette. Inside the inhaler is a rechargeable or non-rechargeab... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100229881 | SIMULATED CIGARETTE DEVICE A simulated cigarette device (1) comprising an elongate housing (3) having an inhaling outlet at one end (5) and a refill inlet. A reservoir (7) extends along a substantial portion of the housing and has a refill valve (6) adjacent to ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100006113 | SMOKE-SIMULATING PIPE The invention is directed at the full simulation of a smoking process when a smoker uses the inventive pipe. Said smoking-simulating pipe comprises a shank (1) and a bowl (2) which are embodied in one piece, and a stem (4) which is detachable from t... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090283103 | ELECTRONIC VAPORIZING DEVICES AND DOCKING STATIONS A docking station for an electronic vaporizing device (EVD), the docking station includes: a housing; one or more charging slots in the housing for a plurality of spare batteries for use in the EVD; a dedicated charging slot in the housing for engaging the EVD to charge... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090165808 | SIMPLE-SIMULATED-SMOKING-KIT A Simple-Simulated-Smoking-Kit comprises one or more go-green-organic-simple-simulated-cigarette-smoke-cigars contained within a go-green-organic-simple-container-carton-box. A method of assisting in the cessation of tobacco/cigar/cigarette smoking habits which comprise... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090126745 | Emulation Aerosol Sucker An emulation aerosol sucker includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly. An external thread electrode is located in one end of battery assembly. An internal thread electrode is located in one end of atomizer assembly. Said battery a... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090095312 | INHALATION UNIT The invention relates to a heating device (9), for a mobile inhalation unit for the inhalation of active agents, comprising a heating wire (15), with two connector ends (23, 31) for the introduction of electrical energy and a thermal reservoir (1... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20080302375 | Container Comprising Nicotine and the Use and Manufacture Thereof The present invention relates to a container comprising nicotine to be inhaled, which is able to retain and release nicotine, and which comprises a shaped mass of fibers and/or filaments. Further, the present invention relates to the use of said container in an inhaling... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080276947 | Cigarette Substitute The invention relates to a cigarette substitute, comprising a hollow tubular element (1) provided with a generator of products to be inhaled (7, 8), with internal heating means (6) for heating the inspired air or at least part of the generator of pr... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080000487 | Smokeless Cigarette A smokeless cigarette for e.g. anti-smoke purposes includes a part that can deliver or distribute nicotine to the skin of a user. The cigarette includes a mouthpiece part having an inner porous body permeable to air, designed substantially as a filter of a filter cigare... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070283972 | Method and system for vaporization of a substance A smoking device for generating and releasing smoking vapor free from contamination into the mouth of a user comprising a mouthpiece for providing vapor for inhalation to a user including a tubular casing containing a heater for heating a smoking substance at a substant... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070267031 | Electronic Atomization Cigarette The present invention relates to an electronic atomization cigarette which only contains nicotine without harmful tar. The electronic atomization cigarette includes a shell and a mouthpiece. The external wall of the shell has an air inlet. An electronic circuit board, a... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070163610 | Formulation and Use and Manufacture Thereof This invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical formulation for delivering nicotine to a subject. This invention also relates to a method and a system for delivering nicotine as well as manufacturing and use of said liquid pharmaceutical formulation. ... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070144544 | Oral composition and method for stress reduction associated with smoking cessation A confectionary composition is used in a method of reducing stress and the urge to smoke in abstaining tobacco users. The confectionary composition includes at least one of a sugar or a sugar alcohol and an effective amount of stress-reducing flavoring agent. Where the ... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070102013 | Electrical smoking system A tobacco mass is heated to a temperature of about 150° to about 220° C. to release flavorful tobacco volatiles, which are entrained in air passing through the tobacco mass, and condensed to form an inhalable aerosol. The tobacco mass may have a rotationally symmetric... | 05/10/2007 |
| 20060254604 | Simulated cigarette which is designed to help quell tobacco addiction The invention relates to a simulated cigarette to help quell tobacco addiction. The inventive simulated cigarette includes a cylindrical body which is made from a plastic material. The aforementioned cylindrical body contains an inner plug close to one of the ends there... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060196515 | Cigafresh The invention is directed to a simulated cigarette for use as a smoking cessation aid comprising a cylindrical member having a predetermined size and shape and a filter member formed at one end of the cylindrical member. The filter member has a predetermined size and sh... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060130857 | Device, method, and composition for reducing the incidence of tobacco smoking A device which facilitates the absorption of nicotine in order to reduce the incidence of tobacco smoking is disclosed. The device includes a tube defining an interior space. The tube has a first end with an opening and a second end. An inhalable, flowable liquid or gel... | 06/22/2006 |
| 20050236006 | Smoking cessation devices, methods of use and methods of conducting business therewith The present invention provides several smoking and tobacco use cessation devices and methods which entirely eliminate the requirement of ignition and burning of substances which emit harmful substances and vapors while simultaneously providing therapeutically efficaciou... | 10/27/2005 |
| 20050016553 | Aromatic cigarette substitute A look-alike substitute for a cigarette, from which a smokeless aroma of burning tobacco or other fragrances can be inhaled and a smoke-simulating aromatized powder can be emitted out, comprises a first chamber lined with a scratch-releasable, flavor-coated insert and a... | 01/27/2005 |