Patents by Inventor William E. Steiger

William E. Steiger 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).

  • Patent number: 9532604
    Abstract: An electronic vaporizer is provided. The electronic vaporizer includes a cartridge that facilitates provision of a vaporized solution to an individual. The cartridge includes a housing that includes an interior, wherein the housing is one of a polymer housing or a ceramic housing. The cartridge also includes a heating element located in the interior of the housing, wherein the heating element is configured to vaporize a solution for oral provision to the individual. The vaporizer may also include a power harvesting device operative to acquire energy from the environment for use with powering the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Fuma International, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Conley, Daniel C. Hillenbrandt, Jr., Michael Mandela, William E. Steiger, Rebecca L. Conley
  • Publication number: 20150020833
    Abstract: An electronic vaporizer is provided. The electronic vaporizer includes a cartridge that facilitates provision of a vaporized solution to an individual. The cartridge includes a housing that includes an interior, wherein the housing is one of a polymer housing or a ceramic housing. The cartridge also includes a heating element located in the interior of the housing, wherein the heating element is configured to vaporize a solution for oral provision to the individual. The vaporizer may also include a power harvesting device operative to acquire energy from the environment for use with powering the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory D. Conley, Daniel C. Hillenbrandt, JR., Michael Mandela, William E. Steiger, Rebecca L. Conley
  • Patent number: 8897628
    Abstract: An electronic vaporizer is provided. The electronic vaporizer includes a cartridge that facilitates provision of a vaporized solution to an individual. The cartridge includes a housing that includes an interior, wherein the housing is one of a polymer housing or a ceramic housing. The cartridge also includes a heating element located in the interior of the housing, wherein the heating element is configured to vaporize a solution for oral provision to the individual. The vaporizer may also include a power harvesting device operative to acquire energy from the environment for use with powering the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Inventors: Gregory D. Conley, Daniel C. Hillenbrandt, Michael Mandela, William E. Steiger, Rebecca L. Conley
  • Publication number: 20130220315
    Abstract: An electronic vaporizer is provided. The electronic vaporizer includes a cartridge that facilitates provision of a vaporized solution to an individual. The cartridge includes a housing that includes an interior, wherein the housing is one of a polymer housing or a ceramic housing. The cartridge also includes a heating element located in the interior of the housing, wherein the heating element is configured to vaporize a solution for oral provision to the individual. The vaporizer may also include a power harvesting device operative to acquire energy from the environment for use with powering the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: FUMA INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Conley, Daniel C. Hillenbrandt, Michael Mandela, William E. Steiger, Rebecca L. Conley
  • Patent number: 6108580
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying an electric current to surface layers of a body is described to relieve stress and increase muscle relaxation. The invention provides muscle relaxation and stress reduction by applying an alternating positive and negative d.c. low voltage of substantially equal duration and substantially equal voltage to the skin surface layers. The voltage may be applied at a rate of about 0.2 cycles per second to about 500 cycles per second, with a voltage with a range of about 7.5 volts to about 24 volts, and an amplitude from about 50 microamps to about 1 milliamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventors: Kenneth Greenspan, William E. Steiger, Jr., Donald J. Hagen, Laura G. Terry