Patents by Inventor Shaun M. PANEK

Shaun M. PANEK 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).

  • Childproof ignition device
    Patent number: 11079110
    Abstract: A lighter has a safety button and an ignition trigger arranged on the lighter housing such that an activation force required to move the safety button to an activate position and an ignition force required to move the ignition trigger in an ignition direction are directed opposite to one another. The safety button is arranged on the housing for contact by the purlicue of the user's hand and the trigger is arranged on the housing for contact by a finger of the hand. Consequently, operation of the safety button is concealed during use, and the lighter is operable using only one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Zippo Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Brian J. Barber, Shaun M. Panek
  • CHILDPROOF IGNITION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200103109
    Abstract: A lighter has a safety button and an ignition trigger arranged on the lighter housing such that an activation force required to move the safety button to an activate position and an ignition force required to move the ignition trigger in an ignition direction are directed opposite to one another. The safety button is arranged on the housing for contact by the purlicue of the user's hand and the trigger is arranged on the housing for contact by a finger of the hand. Consequently, operation of the safety button is concealed during use, and the lighter is operable using only one hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Brian J. BARBER, Shaun M. PANEK
  • Power-operated air blower
    Patent number: D908989
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: ZIPPO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian J. Barber, Shaun M. Panek, Howard Tripp, James A. Hofman