For Operating At A Number Of Different Times (cigar Or Cigarette Receptacles Or Boxes With Means For Limiting The Frequency Of Smoking A24f 15/00b) [g04g 15/00c] Patents (Class 968/977)
  • Patent number: 8926320
    Abstract: Smoking cessation lighter is configured for lighting cigarettes for a smoker, and learning software is provided for monitoring smoking behavior of a smoker during a first data collection period and guiding a smoker's smoking cessation by directing the smoker when the smoker is to smoke a cigarette based on data collected during the first data collection period. The learning software monitors user behavior and collects data during use of the lighter by the smoker after the initial data collection period in order to analyze and further guide the smoker based on the smoker's cheating behavior, the smoker's behavior of lighting a cigarette for a friend, and the smoker's behavior of skipping use of the lighter at a time when the smoker has been directed to light a cigarette by the lighter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Inventor: Samer Elias Al Gharib
  • Patent number: 5722887
    Abstract: An automatic programmed ventilation control system for operating a fan includes a fan drive circuit; a duty, cycle control circuit including means for selecting a duty cycle and means for setting the selected duty cycle; a timing circuit including means for selecting the time of day and means for setting the selected time of day; a fan speed control circuit including means for selecting a fan speed and means for setting the selected fan speed; and a manual override switch circuit for overriding the set duty cycle and fan speed for operating the fan at a predetermined speed for a preselected period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Tamarack Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Wolfson, Paul H. Raymer