US Patent Issued to SOCIETE BIC on Nov. 18 for "Lighter comprising a container suitable for liquefied gas and a compressible member to prevent overfilling of the container" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,050, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SOCIETE BIC (Clichy, France).

"Lighter comprising a container suitable for liquefied gas and a compressible member to prevent overfilling of the container" was invented by Rene Frigiere (Clichy, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighter comprising a container suitable for containing a liquified gas or a mixture of a liquid and a gas, characterized by a compressible member which is arranged in the container."

The patent was filed on May 25, 2021, under Application No. 18/000,084.

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