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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: Davis, Octavia


Primary examiner statistics: 3 patents; average approval time: 866 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 595 patents; average approval time: 598 days

Patents as Primary Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
7320251 Load detector and transport equipment including the same
7117748 Sensor arrangement for force measurement
6892588 Torque sensor

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
8113061 Materials testing
8104324 Intra-extra oral shock-sensing and indicating systems and other s...
8091432 Monitoring system for concrete pilings and method of installation
8091406 Gage for measuring mini-strip displacement for determining intens...
8091438 Torsion tool
8087300 Edible wafer products produced by extrusion
8082798 Sensor geometry for improved package stress isolation
8082787 Apparatus for measuring forces which are produced by an unbalance...
8079272 Tactile sensor
8079275 Shaft arrangement having a rolling bearing
8069737 Force sensing system for a tensioned flexible member
8065920 Gripper and driving method using the same
8061215 Apparatus for and method of measuring tension in a handrail for a...
8056426 Method and device for controlling a hydraulically operated power ...
8056423 Sensing the tendon tension through the conduit reaction forces
8051721 Shock sensor system and method
8051720 Method and device for measuring the local mechanical resistance o...
8042405 Method and apparatus for characterizing microscale formability of...
8042403 Apparatus to control a linearly decreasing force
8042404 Stress detection circuit and semiconductor chip including same
8033182 Capacitive sensor for morphological discrimination of a motor veh...
8033181 Probe for fastener identification and ultrasonic load measurement
8033185 All electric piezoelectric finger sensor (PEFS) for soft material...
8033156 Sensor apparatus and method for detecting impacts
8028589 Sensor-equipped bearing for wheel
8024983 Belt conveying tension measuring system
8020453 Inductive position sensor
8015883 High speed pull test device and method
8015885 Torque detector
8011255 Shaft mounted energy harvesting for wireless sensor operation and...
8006567 Stress history recording system
8006573 Systems and methods for preloading a bearing and aligning a lock ...
8001852 Method for detecting a rupture inside a structure and system for ...
8001846 Mobile testing device and method of using the device
7997144 System and method of measuring quasi-static force with a piezoele...
7997154 Rolling bearing device with sensor
7992449 Method for assessment of cable strength and residual life
7984656 NSMS flight laser detector system
7984658 Detecting device
7980141 Wearable position or motion sensing systems or methods
 
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