Patents by Inventor Robert W. Kieckbusch

Robert W. Kieckbusch 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).

  • ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140299137
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette apparatus that includes a first housing, a power converter situated inside the housing, a power source situated inside the housing for providing power at least indirectly to the power converter, a timer at least indirectly electrically connected to the power source, and one or more sensing components configured to provide a feedback signal to the power converter to allow for regulation of the magnitude of a power converter output voltage, wherein upon receipt of an enabling signal, the power converter output voltage is output across a heating element situated in the first housing or a second housing, and wherein the output voltage is constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Johnson Creek Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Kieckbusch, Randall R. Zur, Thomas R. Minnis, Matt Smith