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Smoking Cessation Lighter and Method

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

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Examiner: Lawrence, Frank M.


Primary examiner statistics: 609 patents; average approval time: 609 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 335 patents; average approval time: 657 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7462331 Oxidation-catalytic separation device
7462224 Array of shaped activated carbon articles for tank venting system...
7459008 Method and system of operating a trans-fill device
7455723 Hydrogen storage and release device
7455717 Apparatus and method of providing concentrated product gas
7455719 Gas storage and dispensing system with monolithic carbon adsorben...
7452407 Production of carbon monoxide-free hydrogen and helium from a hig...
7449049 Method of purifying a natural gas by mercaptan adsorption
7448252 Skids, modules, and modular system for monitoring hydrogen-cooled...
7449046 Method and arrangement for purifying gases fed to a fuel cell by ...
7449054 Air purification system with regenerative purification units
7449050 System, apparatus and method for concentrating chemical vapors
7449048 Method of reusing exhaust gas in polymer production plant
7449042 Filtering member and method of manufacturing the same
7445663 Energy efficient oxygen concentrator
7445660 Method for operating gas generators in tandem
7445653 Centrifugal oil separator
7442237 Multi-agent end-of-service-life indicator for respirator filters
7442236 Xenon external recycling unit for recovery, purification and reus...
7442233 Integrated heavy hydrocarbon removal, amine treating and dehydrat...
7442232 Adsorbents, methods of preparation, and methods of use thereof
7442231 Electricity generation system
7442220 Assembly for collecting material entrained in a gas stream
7442238 Means for air fractionization
7438746 Off-gas feed method and target gas purification system
7435289 Integrated air cleaner and vapor containment system
7431756 Modular metal hydride hydrogen storage system
7431151 Hydrogen storage tank
7431033 Gas dispensing and recovery apparatus
7431757 Water and sulfur removal from combustion turbine exhaust
7425232 Hydrogen storage apparatus comprised of halloysite
RE40481 Air filtration device for internal combustion engine
7422993 Adsorbent for adsorption heat pump, adsorbent for humidity-contro...
7419534 Cooler using filter with dehumidifying function
7419531 Safety system and process for its operation
7416582 Method and apparatus for NO and Hg removal
7416583 Appliance having a container including a nanostructured material ...
7416581 Air-permeable filtration media, methods of manufacture and method...
7416660 Bypass flow and ozone proportion method and system
7416584 Fuel vapor adsorption filters

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6764535 Apparatus for purification of carbon dioxide
6740147 Filters employing both acidic polymers and physical-adsorption me...
6660068 Autoselective regenerating particulate filter
6638339 Air filter assembly for low temperature catalytic processes
6638338 Biological filter system and a housing for a biological filter sy...
6638424 Stormwater treatment apparatus
6638348 Metal hydride tank apparatus
6632271 MBI bioaerosol vortex cassette
6630012 Method for thermal swing adsorption and thermally-enhanced pressu...
6626973 Filter mounting device for vacuum cleaner
6626981 Microporous carbons for gas storage
6623550 Apparatus for controlling air quality
6623643 Process for treatment of aqueous environments containing a water ...
6620225 Adsorbents for low vapor pressure fluid storage and delivery
6616738 Hydrogen storage and release apparatus
6613126 Method for storing natural gas by adsorption and adsorbing agent ...
6610125 Selective filtration and concentration of toxic nerve agents
6607583 Method and apparatus for controlled heating of adsorbent material...
6605132 Air treatment system
6605135 Granular bed restraint system
6596056 Process for coating a ceramic honeycomb body
6596055 Hydrogen storage using carbon-metal hybrid compositions
6592651 Activation processes for monolith adsorbents
6592655 Air cleaner
6592653 Fluid storage and delivery system utilizing low heels carbon sorb...
6592768 Compositions for disinfecting wastes
6592652 Exhaust gas treating device and method
6589321 Filter material useful for gas filtration and having biocidal pro...
6589320 Elongated adsorbent unit with external fluid communication channe...
6589319 Canister having liquefied fuel treating function
6589315 Method for thermally regenerating the heat exchanger material of ...
6589322 Oil seal liquid separator
6585897 Apparatus for treating gas containing substance to be decomposed ...
6585805 Gas stream apparatus and method
6579351 Integrated filter and adsorbent unit for an integrated receiver-d...
6572687 Gas dryer
6572686 Apparatus for condensing and collecting hot gases
6572688 Gas purification unit
6565635 Layered manifold pressure swing adsorption device and method
6558457 Drying agent box
 
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