Patents by Inventor Carel Swanepoel

Carel Swanepoel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Smoking apparatus
    Publication number: 20060231111
    Abstract: A smoking apparatus includes a main, a lighter unit including a coil attached to the main body to receive electricity to heat the coil, and a control unit to control a supply of the electricity to the lighter unit. Accordingly, the smoking apparatus allows a user to light a smoking implement when the user does not have access to a personal lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Elias, Carel Swanepoel, Ronald Pittman
  • Accessory outlet apparatus
    Publication number: 20060231112
    Abstract: An accessory outlet apparatus includes a main body, a lighter unit including a coil provided at the main body to receive electricity to heat the coil, one or more power outlets provided at the main body to receive electricity and to provide power to external devices plugged into the one or more power outlets, and a control unit to control a supply of the electricity to the lighter unit and to the one or more power outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Ronald Pittman, Richard Elias, Carel Swanepoel, James Kenny, Joerg Hohler