Self-lighting device for a cigarette
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Dec 13, 2016
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Mar 14, 2012
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Mar 17, 2011
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Abstract
The invention relates to a self-lighting device for a cigarette, comprising a primary chemical material (7) to be placed at the lighting end (4) of the cigarette (1); and a secondary chemical material (8) that is incompatible with the primary material (7), said primary and secondary materials being inflammable when they come into contact with each other. The device is characterized in that the secondary material (8) is arranged in a receptacle (9) designed to fit over the lighting end (4) of the cigarette (1), bringing the secondary material into contact with the primary material (7).
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
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ETIENNE LACROIX TOUS ARTIFICES | MURET |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- F24J Class
- 316 Applications Filed
- 268 Patents Issued To-Date
- 84.82 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Abisdid, Charli | Marseilles, FR | 3 | 1 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 1 | |||
Abisdid, Marlène | Marseilles, FR | 3 | 5 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 5 | |||
Medus, Dominique | L'union, FR | 7 | 6 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 6 | |||
Thebault, Pierre | Ramonville-saint-agne, FR | 6 | 17 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 17 |
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- 1 Citation Count
- F24J Class
- 18.97 % this patent is cited more than
- 9 Age
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