Apparatus for reducing the desire to smoke
Patent 4246913 Issued on January 27, 1981. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 2, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 2, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3441019 3482580 3696357 3885576 3886953 3889163 Electronic smoking inhibiting device Method and apparatus for breaking the habit of smoking Electronic aid for inhibiting smoking Patent #: 4138722 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/025782 filed on 04/02/1979US Classes:131/270, ANTISMOKING PRODUCT OR DEVICE, I.E., DETERENT434/236PSYCHOLOGYExaminersPrimary: Millin, V.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA24F 13/02 (20060101)A24F 13/00 (20060101) A24F 47/00 (20060101) AbstractA device for use by a smoker in developing a subconscious aversion to smoking. The device includes a special pressure transducer that is coupled to a holder for a smoking article such as a cigarette, for sensing whenever smoke is drawn from the cigarette and for producing a corresponding electrical control signal. The device further includes a transformer for converting the control signal to an electrical shock signal having a substantially higher voltage level, a potentiometer for permitting a manual adjustment of the voltage of the shock signal to a prescribed level, and a pair of electrodes for coupling the shock signal to the skin of the smoker, whereby every time smoke is drawn from the cigarette, a small, but annoying, electrical shock is received by the smoker. | |
