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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997280 | Portable vaporizer The present invention relates to a hand-operated and portable vaporizing device that, through the application of heat, successfully volatilizes one or more constituents of various vaporizable substances, such as medicines, cigarettes, and plant materials, for the pu... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7650889 | Tobacco taster A tobacco taster comprising an inner tube and an outer tube, the inner tube having a slightly smaller diameter than the outer tube, so that inner tube slides into outer tube with a frictional fit, inner tube having a hole, a basket shaped screen having a lip, the sc... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7415982 | Smokeless pipe A smokeless pipe for the ingestion of tobacco products which includes an elongated hollow member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween. The elongated hollow member includes a constricted portion along its length to retain the tobacco product... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404405 | Portable hookah system and hookah containment device Disclosed is a hookah containment device that allows a user to smoke a prepared hookah while engaging in foot traffic. A portable hookah system includes a hookah and the hookah containment device tailored to mate with the hookah in a fashion to vertically stabilize ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7287531 | Method of making a smoking product A method of making a smoking product of a cigarette type which can be quickly and personally made in one minute and can be filled with any amount and type of tobacco according to the smoker's will. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7033291 | Polymer shell bat A metal baseball or softball bat may be improved both for durability and performance by selectively placing a layer of polymer material around portions of the bat. In one embodiment, the barrel portion of the bat may have a polymer layer directly laid up upon the me... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6969330 | Polymer shell bat A metal baseball or softball bat may be improved both for durability and performance by selectively placing a layer of polymer material around portions of the bat. In one embodiment, the barrel portion of the bat may have a polymer layer directly laid up upon the me... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6536441 | Composite cigar portable structure A composite cigar portable structure includes a cigar tube, an end cap, a connecting tube, an elastic plate, a retaining ring, a combination member, and a lighter. Thus, the composite cigar portable structure may contain a cigar tube for receiving the cig... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6491040 | Structure of a holder for compressing a filter of a cigarette A holder for compressing a filter of a cigarette includes a cylindrical gripping member having an end provided with a plurality of longitudinal pawls, and a tubular mouthpiece formed with an axial passage having an end open to outside and an axial conical... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6431177 | Cigarette extinguisher and storage device A cigarette extinguishing and storage device, comprises a first hollow cylinder having an open end and a closed end. A second hollow cylinder constructed of a heat resistant material is concentric to the first cylinder and mounted therein. The second cyli... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6371127 | Cigarette sidestream smoke and free-burn rate control device A device for minimizing cigarette sidestream smoke and reducing the free-burn rate of a burning cigarette, the device comprises: I) a non-combustible tubular element (12) encasing an effective length of a tobacco charge (22) of a cigarette (14) located in... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6148826 | Glass bat A device for smoking combustible materials includes a tubular body member constructed entirely of heat-resistant glass material. The device has an internal bore with an integrally formed venturi that separates the bore into a smoke chamber and a loading c... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6073633 | Safety smoking pipe with internal ash-cleaning and tobacco-packing mechanisms The safety smoking pipe includes first and second parts telescopically receivable one within the other and rotatable relative to one another. The first part includes an elongated tube having a screen adjacent one end. The second part includes an elongated... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6006757 | Cigarette holder A cigarette holder completely encloses the lit end of a cigarette providing purification for both sidestream smoke and mainstream smoke. It has two concentric tubes with the lit cigarette placed in the inner tube and purifying agent placed in the volume b... | 12/28/1999 |
| 4788988 | Smoking device A smoking device is disclosed whereby smoke and other gases of combustion can be diluted with air to a pre-selected mixture before being inhaled by a smoker. This is achieved by the use of a carbureting tube which can introduce a metered amount of air int... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4687008 | Filter cigarette A cigarette is provided having a variable length. A filter or mouthpiece slides within a sleeve attached to the cigarette, or a sleeve attached to the filter or mouthpiece slides over the cigarette. A single band is adhered to one element and a pair of ba... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4328795 | Smokeless tobacco pipe A tobacco pipe which directs all of the smoke it produces through the person smoking the pipe prior to release of the smoke to the atmosphere. Storage chambers within the pipe may contain different types of burning material and may be repeatedly accessed ... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4289149 | Cigarette protector A case for enclosing a cigarette while being smoked, in order to prevent ashes from scattering therefrom; the case including an outer tube fitted with a removable mouthpiece bit and end cap at opposite ends thereof, the end cap being integral with an inne... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4286607 | Device for tobacco consumption and method of making it A method of making a device for tobacco consumption, comprising forming an elongated hollow member, forming a mouthpiece at one end of said hollow member and a bowl portion for receiving a plug of tobacco, preferably pre-formed, at the other, and providin... | 09/01/1981 |
