Patents by Inventor Francesco De Capitani

Francesco De Capitani 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).

  • Cigarettes having an individual lighting structure
    Patent number: 4291710
    Abstract: A cigarette small cigar or the like includes an individual lighting device which is applied to the fore end device includes an essentially annular outer component which is adjacent to the fore end of the device and which is made of a first compound that can be set aflame by rubbing and that allows for a quick spreading of the flame, and an essentially tubular inner component which has an axial dimension greater than that of the outer component and which is made of a second compound that can be easily set aflame and that can be charred and temporarily converted into embers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Inventor: Francesco De Capitani
  • Cigarettes having an individual lighting means, and method of making thereof
    Patent number: 4178945
    Abstract: A cigarette, small cigar or the like includes an individual lighting device which is applied to the fore end of the tube or tubular cover of the cigarette. The lighting device includes an essentially annular outer component which is adjacent to the fore end of the device and which is made of a first compound that can be set aflame by rubbing and that allows for a quick spreading of the flame, and an essentially tubular inner component which has an axial dimension greater than that of the outer component and which is made of a second compound that can be easily set aflame and that can be charred and temporarily converted into embers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Inventor: Francesco De Capitani