Patents by Inventor Joel Samuel Teller

Joel Samuel Teller 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).

  • Cigarette lighter insert with electrical rejuvenation contact tip
    Patent number: 6290545
    Abstract: An insert for a cigarette lighter socket includes a body and a contact rejuvenation tip protruding from and non-rotatable relative to the body. The contact rejuvenation tip includes abrasive elements on its surface for contacting an electrical contact in a cigarette lighter socket. In a preferred embodiment, the abrasive elements are pyramidal in shape and situated on an end surface of the contact rejuvenation tip. The abrasive elements scrape off electrically insulating material on an electrical contact in a cigarette lighter socket as the contact rejuvenation tip is rotated relative to the contact in the cigarette lighter socket. The insert includes a flexible strip attached to the body for resiliently centering a part of said body and said contact rejuvenation tip within said cigarette lighter socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Thomson Licensing S.A.
    Inventors: Wellington Chien-Yuan Wang, Domingo Fung, Stuart Leer, Joel Samuel Teller