Electronic smoking system
CA 2269496 A1 · Owner: Hajaligol, Mohammad R. · Inventors: Watkins, Michael L.; Hajaligol, Mohammad R.
Overview
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A novel photonic-electronic smoking system (21) comprising a cigarette (23) and a photonic operated electronic lighter (25) together with methodologies , of smoking a cigarette the lighter comprising a receptacle (27) for removably receiving a cigarette; a photonic source (96); an optical train establishing a plurality of optical pathways from said photonic source to a plurality of locations at the received cigarette; a source of electrical power (35A); a puff sensor (49) responsive to a drawing action upon a cigarette received by said receptacle; and a controller (41) responsive to said puff sensor for controllably communicating said source of electrical power with said photonic …
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- Filed October 21, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 21, 2017.
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