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Bloomberg.com article mentions SFIO.

I don't know if anyone else saw this but here it is.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-06/cubist-smokefree-lottery-lime-wire-intellectual-property.html

Cubist, Apple, Lottery, Lime Wire: Intellectual Property
By Victoria Slind-Flor - Apr 6, 2011 7:01 AM ET

Smokefree Gets European Patent on Electronic Cigarette Device

Smokefree Innotec Inc. (SFIO), a maker of electronic cigarettes, received a European patent for its smokeless cigarettes, the Las Vegas-based company said in a statement.

The patent covers a smoking device, a means of charging the device and a method of using it.

Smokefree also has a published and pending U.S. patent application covering the same technology. According to that application, this invention is a “smoking product that would considerably reduce the negative effects of the so called second-hand smoking.”

The technology is aimed at providing an alternative means for smoking, which significantly reduces the negative side effects of smoking like second-hand smoking and ash.

Smokefree anticipates that this invention will eliminate smoke resulting from the act of consuming the smoking device.

This will “yield a wider acceptance from the nonsmoking population, thus allowing smokers to consume such smoking devices even in areas where smoking in the classical meaning is forbidden,” Smokefree said in its patent application, 20100307518.

The company applied for the U.S. patent in November 2009, according to the application. The Speckman Law Group of Seattle is assisting with the application process.

In an April 4 statement, Smokefree said its product is in the final production stage and will be released to the public within weeks.”

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