U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Bizarre Patents

Patent No. 5871518

Smoking Cessation Lighter and Method

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

Newsletter  PatentStorm News

Make the Most of Our Site

See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.

Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.

Registered users: Manage your profile.

 

Examiner: Gonzalez, Frank


Primary examiner statistics: 1147 patents; average approval time: 590 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 373 patents; average approval time: 945 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
5796488 Optical target alignment and technique
5760891 Wound web roll sidewall quality measurement
5757481 Method for testing a turbidity sensor
5754299 Inspection apparatus and method for optical system, exposure appa...
5736819 Parallel-tuned electronic ballast with special output voltage wav...
5715064 Step and repeat apparatus having enhanced accuracy and increased ...
5682225 Ladar intensity image correction for laser output variations
5682242 Method and apparatus for determining a location on a surface of a...
5679968 Transistor having reduced hot carrier implantation
5675407 Color ranging method for high speed low-cost three dimensional su...
5668443 Display fluorescent lamp and display device
5666029 Fluorescent emergency ballast self test circuit
5659393 Method of and device for measuring the refractive index of wafers...
5654609 Gas discharge lamp and power distribution system therefor
5652657 Inspection system for original with pellicle
5650854 Method of checking defects in patterns formed on photo masks
5650851 Speckle interference method for remote thickness measurement of a...
5648854 Alignment system with large area search for wafer edge and global...
5648701 Electrode designs for high pressure magnetically assisted inducti...
5646484 High reliability incandescent portable illumination system
5646724 Threaded parts inspection device
5646729 Single-channel gas concentration measurement method and apparatus...
5646730 Relative movement detecting apparatus using a detector positioned...
5644392 Scanning system for lumber
5644393 Extraneous substance inspection method and apparatus
5644388 Imaging flow cytometer nearly simultaneously capturing a pluralit...
5644398 Hole burning effect measurement system
5642194 White light velocity interferometer
5642195 Dispersion interferometer using orthogonally polarized waves
5640243 Position detection method
5638169 Method and apparatus for centering optical lens mount
5638177 Laser interferometer for measuring object displacement over large...
5638167 Method of measuring the light amount of a display picture element...
5638179 Method for measuring amount of bend of moving mirror
5637873 Directional reflectometer for measuring optical bidirectional ref...
5638174 Fluid sensing apparatus with a rotatable member utilizing differe...
5636025 System for optically measuring the surface contour of a part usin...
5636026 Method and system for contactless measurement of railroad wheel ...
5636020 Zone analysis system and method for optimizing the performance of...
5636019 Air-in-water indicator

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
4904038 Guided wave optical frequency shifter
4883333 Integrated, solid, optical device
4859012 Optical interconnection networks
4849914 Method and apparatus for registering color separation film
4849912 Stereo mensuration method
4841455 Reseau apparatus for photogrammetry devices
4838637 Integrated solid state non-volatile fiber optic switchboard
4836635 Active base for an optical connector
4834496 Optical fiber sensors for chemical detection
4834497 Fiber optic fluid detector
4834482 Optical fiber coupler
4832544 Milling machine
4832431 Apparatus for continuous polarization and phase control
4832626 Adapter
4832627 Input adapter for a bus bar system
4830463 Article comprising silica-based glass containing aluminum and pho...
4830452 Optical switching system
4830456 Optical connector and process for producing the same
4828350 Fiber optic mode selector
4828348 Fiber optic telescope
4826275 Optical communication systems using star couplers
4826277 Transition of a multiple fiber cable to single fiber cable
4827464 Slider servo device
4825391 Depth buffer priority processing for real time computer image gen...
4824204 Fiber optic connector that joins multiple, but at least one, fibe...
4822125 Optical fiber tap
4822123 Optical radiator
4822124 Optical matrix switch
4823331 Focusing detection apparatus
4820176 Electric power supply connector
4820014 Optical cable
4820013 LED array head
4818054 Distribution frame for optical fibers
4818059 Optical connector and splicer
4818049 Method and apparatus for efficiently conveying light over a dista...
4818058 Optical connector
4815807 Collimator lens for optical fiber
4815813 Water resistant communications cable
4815809 Method and apparatus for terminating an optical fiber
4813754 Optical fiber cable joint
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?