Patents by Inventor William Ficho

William Ficho 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).

  • Cigarette lighter with charm mounted thereon
    Patent number: 4880377
    Abstract: An upstanding charm is mounted on the top panel of a cigarette lighter, of the type wherein all working mechanical parts are completely contained within a simple unadorned box. The box has a flip top, which opens when the lighter is used, and thereafter closes to extinguish the flame. The invention is particularly directed to display, in an interesting manner, a charm mounted on the lighter while it is held in a hand during normal usage, when the flip top is both opened and closed. The invention also provides for an adornment of other types of lighters and for changing the charm to fit the style, circumstances, and mood of usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Vasilia, Ltd.
    Inventor: William Ficho
  • Personalized items and process for making them
    Patent number: 4508156
    Abstract: A metal charm has the impression of the biting edges of teeth formed in it. It may also be formed in a rubber stamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Vasilia Ltd.
    Inventors: Julia G. Banks, William Ficho
  • Combined cigarette lighter and sculptured charm
    Patent number: D286683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: Craker Jax Studio, Inc.
    Inventors: William Ficho, Robert Addison