Patents by Inventor Lora Placik

Lora Placik 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).

  • Publication number: 20250143382
    Abstract: An inhalation stick that looks like a traditional tobacco cigarette and mimics the feel of a traditional tobacco cigarette both in the hand and on the mouth. The inhalation stick has a cartridge assembly and a filter that are linearly aligned and are wrapped in traditional tipping paper. The cartridge assembly includes a tube. Scented bodies, in the form of menthol crystals and/or scented oils, are inside the tube. When an individual inhales through the inhalation stick, the volatiles from the menthol crystals and/or scented oil are released into the inhaled air. This scents the inhaled air and provides taste and smell to the inhaled air. Accordingly, the fingers, lips, taste buds and olfactory senses all are provided with sensory inputs that mimic the smoking of a cigarette. This sensory input is sufficient to trick the subconscious mind and satisfy one's craving to smoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: Lora Placik
  • Patent number: 6412656
    Abstract: A dispenser for pre-moistened wipes has a moisture-impermeable housing containing a supply of pre-moistened wipes and having a dispensing wall. A flexible and resilient bulbous dispensing structure is carried by the dispensing wall and projects outwardly therefrom in use so as to be manually squeezable by a user to open normally-closed slits therein to define an opening permitting removal of wipes from the housing. The dispensing structure may define a nose portion of housing indicia depicting a face. In one embodiment, the housing is in the form of a bag which is initially vacuumed sealed, drawing the dispensing structure into the bag to present a substantially flat dispensing wall to facilitate stacking of plural dispensers, the dispensing structures assuming its normal use position when the interior of the housing is exposed to atmospheric pressure. The wipes may be designed for safe use on babies and are moistened with an appropriate fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Inventor: Lora Placik