Patents by Inventor Mark B. Zeuner

Mark B. Zeuner 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).

  • Lighter integral with a smoking article
    Patent number: 6536442
    Abstract: A lighter integral with a smoking article includes a gas burner and a tube for receiving a smokable material, such as a cigarette. The gas burner generates a stable pre-mixed flame that is used to heat the material to be smoked. The smokable material may be separated from the heat source, such as a flame or a catalyst bed, by a barrier that allows heat to flow between the heat source and an interior portion of the tube. Various configurations of barriers are provided. Furthermore, an attachment is provided that allows for the conversion of a conventional lighter into a lighter that may be integrally combined with a smoking article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: Frank K. St. Charles, Kayyani C. Adiga, Robert Scott Driskell, Terry S. Goodrich, Mark B. Zeuner
  • Lighter integral with a smoking article
    Publication number: 20020100487
    Abstract: A lighter integral with a smoking article includes a gas burner and a tube for receiving a smokable material, such as a cigarette. The gas burner generates a stable pre-mixed flame that is used to heat the material to be smoked. The smokable material may be separated from the heat source, such as a flame or a catalyst bed, by a barrier that allows heat to flow between the heat source and an interior portion of the tube. Various configurations of barriers are provided. Furthermore, an attachment is provided that allows for the conversion of a conventional lighter into a lighter that may be integrally combined with a smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Frank K. St. Charles, Kayyani C. Adiga, Robert Scott Driskell, Terry S. Goodrich, Mark B. Zeuner