Safety lighter
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United States of America Patent
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Dec 4, 2007
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Dec 29, 2005
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Aug 26, 2005
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Dec 1, 2003
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Abstract
A safety lighter includes a lighter body comprising a casing defining a liquefied gas chamber for containing a predetermined volume of liquefied gas therein, a supporting frame having an outer sealing surface engaged with an inner surface of the casing, a gas emitting nozzle mounted on the supporting frame to communicate with the liquefied gas chamber, and an ignition device supported by the supporting frame for ignition. A sealing arrangement includes upper and lower sealing rims spacedly and integrally provided along an opening portion of the inner surface of the casing in a step-shouldering manner wherein the upper and lower sealing rims are sealed with the outer sealing surface of the supporting frame to form two sealing lines along the upper and lower sealing rims respectively to sealedly mount the supporting frame on the lighter body for sealedly retaining the liquefied gas within the liquefied gas chamber.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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US | B2 | US6951457 | Dec 01, 2003 | Patent | Grant |
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GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION | Safety lighter | Oct 04, 2005 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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LI KIN CHUNG | Not Provided |
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- 2005 Application Filing Year
- F23Q Class
- 68 Applications Filed
- 26 Patents Issued To-Date
- 38.24 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Li, Kin Chung | Hacienda Heights, CA | 9 | 71 |
# of filed Patents : 9 Total Citations : 71 |
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- 5 Citation Count
- F23Q Class
- 2.33 % this patent is cited more than
- 18 Age
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |
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Oct 14, 2008 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:THE NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.;REEL/FRAME:021849/0795 Owner name: FIVES NA CORP., OHIO Effective Date: Jul 31, 2008 free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:FIVES NA CORP.;REEL/FRAME:021849/0887 Owner name: FIVES NORTH AMERICAN COMBUSTION, INC., OHIO Effective Date: Oct 14, 2008 |
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