ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,211, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Eco Lyter Inc. (Winnipeg, Canada).
"Electric arc lighter" was invented by Kelly Russell (Winnipeg, Canada) and Melissa Tellier (Winnipeg, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric arc lighter having a handheld body with a pair of spaced-apart electrodes supported on an exterior of the body. The electrodes carrying electrical current through a gas between the physically separated electrodes and forming an electrical arc. A voltage source in the body and electrically connected to the electrodes to form a voltage therebetween form the electrical arc. The electric arc lighter features a rec...