Patents Examined by W. Deane
  • Self-extinguishing cigarette, cigar, and the like
    Patent number: 5778898
    Abstract: A self-extinguishing cigarette includes a cigarette body, a deformed sleeve made of vinyl plastics for slidably moving around the cigarette body, and an annular stopper attached on one end of a cigarette filter, whereby, upon moving the sleeve to a flame position of a lit end of the cigarette body, the lit cigarette is immediately extinguished by being squeezed and wrinkled by the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Inventors: Tae Hong Bae, Sang Yun Bae, Sang Il Bae