Patent · US Expired

Lighter actuation system

US5902501A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1997
Grant dateMay 11, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24F40/20
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention provides a cigarette identifier system comprising a coil at a location along the cigarette-receiving receptacle of the lighter, an oscillation circuit in communication with the coil and a controller configured to activate or deactivate the lighter responsively to output of the oscillator circuit.

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