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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122894 | Cigarette and cigar container and disposal receptacle In one embodiment, a container for storing cigarette or cigar ash has a body, a mouthpiece opening with a connection surface, an end section with an igniting and a closure device, a secure and release device, a grip, and a filter. In another embodiment, a container ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7861726 | Filtration device for tobacco products A system and method for a cigarette smoke filtration device that reduces second-hand smoke and holds a lit cigarette while being smoked or sitting idle. The device somewhat resembles a bifurcated cigarette holder wherein a lit cigarette is placed within the device w... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7530357 | Smoking enclosure A cigarette or cigar is contained within an enclosure. The enclosure comprises filters that reduce tar output to the surrounding atmosphere. The device has a mouthpiece that collects and introduces additional oxygen into smoke prior to the smoke being ingested by th... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7387129 | Device to avoid auto-extinguishing of cigars A device that sucks small quantities of air through a lit cigar in order to maintain sufficient oxygen flow to prevent the cigar from going out. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7279070 | Method for the continuous cooking of wood raw material for cellulose pulp The invention concerns a simplified method for the continuous cooking of wood raw material in the form of sawdust for the production of cellulose pulp, The method does not require any thickening stages and can be carried out with a minimum of process equipment. The ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7100420 | Cigarette monitoring A cigarette monitoring device capable of monitoring individual smoking behaviour and particularly smoke deliveries and of communicating this and other information to a remote location and/or the consumer. The device comprises a cigarette monitoring means, fluid-flow... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6994639 | Golf divot tool and accessory A golf accessory usable in combination with a ferromagnetic surface and in combination as a rest for an object is comprised of a fixed plate defining at least one descending leg serving as a divot tool and a hinged plate rotatably coupled to the fixed plate. A rigid... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6920885 | Cigarette holding device An apparatus and method for reducing or quitting use of smokers' articles is disclosed. The apparatus is a tube which can readily be used to extinguish and preserve partially-smoked cigarettes for later use. The method involves use of the apparatus to periodically c... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6748955 | Cigarette sidestream smoke and free-burn rate control device A device for minimizing cigarette sidestream smoke and reducing free-burn rate of a burning cigarette is disclosed. The device comprises a non-combustible tubular element encasing an effective length of a tobacco charge of a cigarette located in the tubular element.... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6601586 | Pipe with improved cutting edge A smoker's pipe comprises a tubular member having a tobacco-retaining concavity at the front end. A plurality of evenly spaced cutting teeth form the edge of the concavity, such that a supply of tobacco can be cut for retention in the concavity. An openin... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6568400 | Dual function water pipe A dual function water pipe includes a water-holding container and serves as a loose leaf tobacco pipe and as a cigarette smoking device. A bowl surmounts the container and a downspout of the bowl extends into the container an extent sufficient to submerge... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6532965 | Smoking article using steam as an aerosol-generating source A non-burning cigarette holder is comprised of an upstream cylindrical section of a low heat conducting material and a downstream cylindrical section of a relatively high heat conducting material. The upstream cylindrical section has a first upstream cham... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530510 | Golf cart cigar holder A system for removably securing a cigar to a structural member of a golf cart that includes a first strap that carries a first metallic member and includes a fastener for cinching down the first strap so as to releasably secure it to the golf cart. A seco... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6431176 | Tobacco smoke containment apparatus and method therefor A tobacco smoke containment apparatus and method therefor having the characteristics of limiting the exhaust of harmful smoke particles as well as reducing the overall risk of accidental fire by containing a smoking tobacco product inside a closed recepta... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6354302 | Adjustable device for snuffing out smoking tobacco products of various diameters A device for snuffing out smoking tobacco products of various diameters. The device is comprised of a housing having a first open end, a second closed end, and a cavity formed therebetween; a slider within the cavity having an opening defined by an inner ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349728 | Portable cigarette smoking apparatus A puff-on-demand cigarette smoking apparatus for decreasing unnecessary tobacco burning as well as decreasing the generation of side stream smoke. The portable cigarette smoking apparatus can be used to smoke traditional cigarettes and includes a reusable... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6311694 | Smoking article having reduced sidestream smoke A smoking article comprises a smoking accessory and a cigarette. The smoking accessory includes a holder and a substantially air-impermeable sleeve which is coupled to a distal portion of the holder and is coaxial therewith. The cigarette is received in t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6273094 | Tobacco product snuffer The snuffer is constructed of three elements, i.e. a tubular member, a sleeve which fits within the tubular member and a cap which secures the sleeve in place. The sleeve has an inside diameter to slidably receive a lighted cigarette or the like. The cap ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6158530 | Hand-held smoker's device for sidestream smoke control A cigarette combustion unit for the use in a hand-held cigarette smoke filtering device for filtering sidestream smoke emitted from a cigarette burning in the unit comprising: i) an elongate closed combustion chamber for a burning cigarette, a lower wall ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6089236 | Cigar holder and burn rate controller A cigar holder for controlling the burn rate thereof. According to a preferred embodiment, the invention comprises the combination of a housing member having an upwardly extending port formed thereon and a cigar holder member interconnectable therewith. T... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6053176 | Heater and method for efficiently generating an aerosol from an indexing substrate A system for heating a cigarette to evolve an aerosol upon consumer request comprises a cigarette and a lighter. The lighter includes a housing into which the cigarette is inserted, and a stationary heater inside the housing is positioned in thermal proxi... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5996588 | Pocket ashtray equipped for holding a packet of tobacco and protection for the base of the latter, with a deposit for extinguishing cigarette butts A pocket ashtray made of fireproof materials for holding a packet of cigarettes comprising a part for depositing ash and cigarette butts, a cigarette pack support part, an intermediate area including a tilting door for giving access to the depositing part... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5908479 | Filter device to reduce cigarette smoke A filter device for use when smoking cigarettes, which safely carries a lit cigarette therein, allows the smoker to inhale smoke from the cigarette and then either to exhale the smoke into the air or back into the device, which captures the smoke and prev... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5868143 | Cigar and cigarette holder that attaches to golf bag A plastic device that temporarily holds a cigar or cigarette for a golfer. The device attaches to a golf bag by a clip (13) (14) that the golfer easily slides on to his or her golf bag FIG. 5. Once attached the golfer simply puts his or her cigar into the... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5819755 | Drying device for a cigarette stick A drying device for a cigarette stick includes a hollow cylinder body and a heat applicator. The cylinder body has an open top portion, a closed bottom portion, and an inner wall surface which confines a stick receiving space that is adapted to receive th... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819750 | Divot repair cigar clip and cutter tool A golfer's tool includes a body, a pair of prongs, a cutter, and a clip. The pair of prongs extend from one end of the body and are used in repairing ball marks. The cutter includes a slidable blade within the body and a central passage extending through ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816262 | Divot tool cigar holder device A divot tool and cigar holder device having a first member with an indentation formed at one end and a second member pivotally connected to the first member with an indentation formed at one end. The indentations of the first and second members are suitab... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5752527 | Smoker's accessory A smoker's accessory for filtering cigarette smoke includes an exhaust fan, a smoke filter cartridge having a cigarette tube with an open end through which the burning end of the cigarette is placed, a porous tubular filter element at an end of the cigare... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5638833 | Cigarette smoke filter system A cigarette smoke filter is provided for use in a smoker's accessory for filtering cigarette smoke, the filter comprises: a tubular filter normally of micro-fibres for removing particulate material from cigarette smoke and optionally an outer filter layer of a... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5598853 | Ignition device and apparatus for filtering and purifying side-stream and second-hand tobacco smoke An ignition-filtering system including a multi-stage filtering apparatus with a gravitationally activated ignition device to permit complete isolation of the lighting and smoking process. The ignition-filtering system filters second-hand smoke exhaled by ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5592955 | Cigarette with insulating shell and method for making same A cigarette is provided including a reusable, air-permeable shell having a cavity and smokable material for being positioned in the cavity and smoked in the shell. The shell conceals and retains the smokable material before, during, and after smoking. A m... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5535761 | Cigarette holder A cigarette holder removably connectable between a window and a door frame of a vehicle for directing cigarette smoke out of the vehicle is provided. The cigarette holder comprises: a first and second rigid planar member having an interior and exterior su... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5529078 | Smoker's box A smoker's box for reducing pollution caused by smoking a cigarette. A housing has a first and second portion, the first portion defining a cavity, and the second portion defining a fan chamber. A venting channel allows gases to pass between the first and... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5529079 | Structure of a cigarette filter and its receptacle An improved structure of a cigarette filter and its receptacle, wherein several filters cap one another in the receptacle having the same length as that of a cigarette and stored in a cigarette box for convenient use and carrying; a port for loading or ta... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5520198 | Head mount type cigarrette holder A head mount type cigarette holder including a headpiece having two locating plates at two opposite ends, a coupling device pivotably fastened to one locating plate to hold a tube, a holder base connected to the tube by an adapter to hold a cigarette carr... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5497791 | Smoker's accessory A smoker's accessory for filtering sidestream smoke emitted from a burning cigarette comprises an exhaust fan mounted in a central unit and a sidestream smoke filter cartridge having a cigarette tube for a burning cigarette, is placed is provided alongsid... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5495859 | Cigarette smoke filter system A cigarette smoke filter is provided for use in a smoker's accessory for filtering cigarette smoke, having a tubular filter normally of micro-fibres for removing particulate material from cigarette smoke and optionally an outer filter layer of activated c... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5396907 | Device for containing secondary smoke A device including a housing, a mouthpiece, a bellows, and an igniter is provided to contain secondary smoke. A cigarette may be sealed in the housing of the device and lit by the igniter. Once the cigarette is lit, when a smoker draws a breath through th... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5388595 | Second-hand smoke filtering device A second-hand smoke filtering device having a hollow body; a cigarette holder disposed within the body and further having a holding chamber for the dual purpose of accepting a cigarette therein and for holding second-hand smoke; an igniter mechanism dispo... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5353814 | Cigarette smoke cleansing smoking device A pocket sized smoke cleansing smoking device comprising an elongated tubular housing. The housing having a cigarette or tobacco receiving chamber. A mouthpiece at one end of the housing adjacent to the cigarette receiving chamber. A cigarette smoke outle... | 10/11/1994 |
