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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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Examiner: Kramer, Devon


Primary examiner statistics: 279 patents; average approval time: 282 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 466 patents; average approval time: 712 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8182251 Expander-compressor unit
8177525 Expander-integrated compressor
8162619 Method for controlling the discharge pressure of an engine-driven...
8123500 Diaphragm pump
8100673 Cooling fan
8021107 Variable-nozzle assembly for a turbocharger
7794213 Integrated acoustic damper with thin sheet insert
7758539 Compact vacuum pump
7758323 Drain pump for home appliances
7758324 Roller pump
7758321 Pump apparatus
7753658 Self-attaching pump
7753657 Method of controlling a pumping assembly
7559752 Dual-shaft vacuum pump
7509812 Dual ignition system for a gas turbine engine
7494326 Micro ion pump
7478999 Peristaltic pump
7473079 Electric compressor with inverter
7470117 Variable discharge fuel pump
7469874 Tube valve, a tube valve apparatus and a head cleaning apparatus
7467930 Magnetically levitated pump utilizing magnetic bearings
7465156 Apparatus for mounting compressor
7464552 Acoustically stiffened gas-turbine fuel nozzle
7462017 Method for driving a bidirectional motor to rotate a fluid circul...
7462016 Fish pump
7459869 Driving apparatus of motor
7458786 Oil well pumping unit and method therefor
7458785 Compressor with lubrication structure
7458782 Computer monitoring system for pumps
7454913 Method and system for introducing fluid into an airstream
7455506 Injection moldable piston rings
7452190 Method for discriminating between operating conditions in medical...
7452192 Control valve for variable displacement compressor
7452193 Adjustable pump assembly with single motor and multiple pumps
7448858 Pump aggregate
7445436 Peristaltic pump with a moveable pump head
7445429 Crossover two-phase flow pump
7441411 Method and apparatus to detect onset of combustor hardware damage
7442014 Fluid transfer system and method for transferring fluid
7442013 Electro-hydraulic power steering apparatus

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7044276 Dynamic damper and propeller shaft
7028818 Linkage for motorcycle brake
7011377 Electronic control unit for automatically activating a parking br...
7007776 Bicycle disk brake device
7007775 Screw actuator with a fixed nut
6991075 Electrically actuated disc brake assembly
6974001 Temperature compensating gas spring
6971483 Braking apparatus and method for making and using the same
6945366 Anti-theft vehicle system
6935470 Disk brake
6923293 Motorcycle rear disc brake
6923511 Vehicle braking force control device and control method of the sa...
6921067 Hydraulic damping mount
6920966 Remotely releasable support strut
6918472 Arrangement for a piston and cylinder device
6918467 Counter-rotating brake disc for a motorcycle wheel assembly
6913252 Damper device
6910555 Caliper body for a fixed-caliper disk brake
6910681 Retaining U-bolts to a tubular axle housing
6907962 Hydrostatic axial piston machine with a swashplate design
6907965 Park break system for vehicles
6907967 Compact actuator
6902045 Apparatus, system and method for a vehicle suspension system
6902044 Disc pad assembly without backing plate
6902157 Vibration isolator
6899205 Brake assembly
6899323 Vibration-isolating bushing
6899204 Disk brake having a brake application system with a rotary lever
6899203 Rope management apparatus
6896339 Methods and system for controlling latching exhaust valves
6896107 Electrically actuated disc brake assembly
6896340 System and method for maintaining a vehicle at zero speed on a gr...
6896110 Temperature compensated dual acting slip
6896109 Magnetorheological fluid vibration isolator
6890041 Antilock brake systems employing a sliding mode observer based es...
6889803 Torsional active vibration control system
6886817 Damping device for movable furniture parts
6886818 Engine mounting structure
6883790 Coil spring with lateral bias
6883653 Dynamic damper
 
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