Lighter actuation system
 A cigarette identifier system comprising an infrared emitter and an infrared detector located across an opening of a cigarette receiver, wherein the sensor registers changes in the transmission of the infrared beam across the opening so as to detect the differences in transmissivity of dense and less dense and portions of an inserted cigarette. 
Philip Morris Incorporated
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Barry S. H. Neal Masato Robert L. Charles W.
Smith Nunnally Sano Ripley Harris