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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: Alejandro, Luz


Primary examiner statistics: 94 patents; average approval time: 1247 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 249 patents; average approval time: 865 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7458335 Uniform magnetically enhanced reactive ion etching using nested e...
7445690 Plasma processing apparatus
7439188 Reactor with heated and textured electrodes and surfaces
7431797 Plasma reactor with a dynamically adjustable plasma source power ...
7419566 Plasma reactor
7419551 Plasma reactor with apparatus for dynamically adjusting the plasm...
7387081 Plasma reactor including helical electrodes
7381292 Inductively coupled plasma generating apparatus incorporating ser...
7374636 Method and apparatus for providing uniform plasma in a magnetic f...
7354501 Upper chamber for high density plasma CVD
7338577 Inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus having internal l...
7316199 Method and apparatus for controlling the magnetic field intensity...
7314525 Plasma CVD apparatus
7255774 Process apparatus and method for improving plasma production of a...
7255775 Semiconductor wafer treatment member
7241360 Method and apparatus for neutralization of ion beam using AC ion ...
7234412 Semiconductor substrate deposition processor chamber liner appara...
7223321 Faraday shield disposed within an inductively coupled plasma etch...
7169255 Plasma processing apparatus
7163602 Apparatus for generating planar plasma using concentric coils and...
7163603 Plasma source assembly and method of manufacture
7135089 Method and apparatus for plasma processing
7128805 Multiple elliptical ball plasma apparatus
7112352 Apparatus and method for depositing large area coatings on planar...
7097735 Plasma processing device
7094315 Chamber configuration for confining a plasma
7083701 Device and method for plasma processing, and slow-wave plate
7074298 High density plasma CVD chamber
7067034 Method and apparatus for plasma forming inner magnetic bucket to ...
7056388 Reaction chamber with at least one HF feedthrough
7047903 Method and device for plasma CVD
7018506 Plasma processing apparatus
RE39020 Plasma process apparatus
6974550 Apparatus and method for controlling the voltage applied to an el...
6946054 Modified transfer function deposition baffles and high density pl...
6939434 Externally excited torroidal plasma source with magnetic control ...
6933182 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and manufacturing ...
6929700 Hydrogen assisted undoped silicon oxide deposition process for HD...
6916509 Conveyor device and film formation apparatus for a flexible subst...
6908530 Microwave plasma processing apparatus

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
6669810 Method for detecting etching endpoint, and etching apparatus and ...
6558507 Plasma processing apparatus
6551446 Externally excited torroidal plasma source with a gas distributio...
6521081 Deposition shield for a plasma reactor
6503362 Atomizing nozzle an filter and spray generating device
6503364 Plasma processing apparatus
6495054 Etching method and cleaning method of chemical vapor growth appar...
6491832 Method for processing specimens
6485604 Substrate processing apparatus
6475336 Electrostatically clamped edge ring for plasma processing
6471821 Plasma reactor and method
6467425 Apparatus for internally coating a metal tube
6468387 Apparatus for generating a plasma from an electromagnetic field h...
6450116 Apparatus for exposing a substrate to plasma radicals
6451159 Grounded centering ring for inhibiting polymer build-up on the di...
6447632 Apparatus and nozzle device for gaseous polishing
6447635 Plasma processing system and system using wide area planar antenn...
6443092 Apparatus for synthesizing diamond film by DC PACVD
6432261 Plasma etching system
6423177 Apparatus for performing plasma process on particles
6423242 Etching method
6416616 Apparatus for releasably attaching polishing pads to planarizing ...
6416618 Wafer processing apparatus
6397776 Apparatus for large area chemical vapor deposition using multiple...
6383333 Protective member for inner surface of chamber and plasma process...
6367413 Apparatus for monitoring substrate biasing during plasma processi...
6367411 Plasma CVD apparatus
6364995 Dome-shaped inductive coupling wall having a plurality of radii f...
6363882 Lower electrode design for higher uniformity
6365063 Plasma reactor having a dual mode RF power application
6360686 Plasma reactor with a deposition shield
6357385 Plasma device
6350321 UHV horizontal hot wall cluster CVD/growth design
6350346 Apparatus for polishing workpiece
6349670 Plasma treatment equipment
6345588 Use of variable RF generator to control coil voltage distribution
6345589 Method and apparatus for forming a borophosphosilicate film
6341574 Plasma processing systems
6339997 Plasma processing apparatus
6328847 Downstream plasma reactor system incorporating a plasma-resistant...
 
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