ruyan disambiguation . this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message dragonite international limited type public traded as sehk 329 industry pharmaceuticals industry founded hong kong people s republic of china 2003 headquarters hong kong people s republic of china key people wong yin chen chairman and ceo lik hon co funder and chief executive officer hei lin wong vice president products health care products pharmaceutical products electronic cigarettes number of employees 1 500 website dragonite international limited official website dragonite international limited sehk 329 is a health care and pharmaceutical company . in 2013 imperial tobacco purchased dragonite s electronic cigarette division . 1 it was formerly known as ruyan group holdings limited 2 simplified chinese ; traditional chinese ; pinyin r y n j tu n y uxi n g ngs and initially golden dragon group holdings . 3 contents 1 history 2 product development 2.1 ruyan ruyan v8 electronic cigarette 2.2 ruyan e pipe electronic pipe 2.3 ruyan e cigar electronic cigar 3 legal disputes 4 references 5 external links history edit mr. hon lik now ruyan america s chairman patented a design using high frequency electronics and is the original inventor of the first e cigarettes sold 2003 and ruyan has registered patents in more than 40 countries since 2003 . 4 ruyan began to form the idea for the electronic cigarette in 2000 . in 2003 sbt was established and the first patent was registered in the same year in china . in 2007 ruyan s first international patent was registered . 5 the patent was later granted in the united states as well . 6 in may 2004 ruyan s cigar series was launched and sold in the people s republic of china market . in october of the same year the e pipe series of ruyan was launched . as for electronic cigarette products the v8 model which more closely resembles the appearance of traditional cigarettes was the key product for 2007 . 7 at the end of 2007 ruyan launched a new one time use cigar product named ruyan e gar in europe africa the middle east and asia pacific and ruyan vegas in the americas . in june 2007 the group currently known as sbt investment holdings limited acquired the entire share structure of best partners worldwide limited the former entity that was established for the manufacturing and sales of electronic atomizing cigarettes . the group takes an active position in developing the domestic and overseas markets under the brand name of ruyan simplified chinese ; traditional chinese ; pinyin r y n . in 2013 imperial tobacco acquired the intellectual property owned by hon lik through dragonite for us 75 million . 1 it is important to point out that almost all e cigarettes sold now 2013 use a simpler battery powered heating element that heats a liquid to water vapour as opposed to the piezoelectric high frequency ultrasonic technology patented by ruyan . the marketing term e denoting electronic refers mainly to the circuitry that controls the current and has been accepted by the industry as a general term for vapour type cigarettes . the first battery operated electric cigarette patent registered in the united states was by herbert a. gilbert beaver falls pa usa on 17 august 1965 . 8 product development edit ruyan ruyan v8 electronic cigarette edit ruyan electronic cigarette e cigarette ruyan v8 9 the ruyan v8 is an electronic cigarette e cigarette invention and production of ruyan group holdings limited . it was first manufactured and launched in the chinese market in 2006 . the ruyan v8 atomizes a solution mixture that may or may not contain nicotine ; it produces a vapor . it is free of the 4 000 chemicals commonly produced by a lit ordinary cigarette including highly dangerous tar and carbon monoxide citation needed . the ruyan v8 comes in 5 different colors red blue white brown black ; replaceable cartridges come in several flavors including black tea fruit virginia menthol tea jasmine and others . the ruyan v8 is offered in a set containing one e cigarette with battery one spare battery a charger and cord one cartridge and an instruction manual . ruyan e pipe electronic pipe edit the ruyan electronic pipe e pipe rosewood 10 the ruyan e pipe was first manufactured and launched in the chinese market in 2004 . it is a non flammable atomizing electronic pipe that performs the same functions and features as an ordinary pipe . currently there are two types of ruyan e pipe devices one is rosewood and the other is agate . 11 like the ruyan e cigarette the ruyan e pipe comes with two rechargeable lithium ion batteries and replaceable nicotine cartridges in 32 mg 20 mg and 0 mg strengths . 12 cartridges deliver the same amount of vapor equivalent to the puffs provided by two packages of cigarettes for the average traditional smoker . ruyan e cigar electronic cigar edit ruyan electronic cigar first generation the first generation of ruyan electronic cigars was first manufactured and launched in the chinese market in 2004 . the device itself comes in several designs . cartridge flavors include original fruit and menthol . ruyan vegas and ruyan e gar represent the second generation in ruyan electronic cigars . they were first manufactured and launched in the chinese market in late 2007 where the new product is referred to as ruyan no. 1 . in the americas however the product is called ruyan vegas and in europe the middle east africa and asia pacific the product is branded ruyan e gar . this new line of products has its own unique features . the new products look more like traditional cigars . they are five and one half inches in length with a circumference of approximately a size 50 ring . like other ruyan e cigarette products ruyan vegas and ruyan e gar produce no tar and no second hand smoke and can be used anytime anyplace . ruyan vegas and ruyan e gar are disposable products that deliver more than 1800 puffs of vapor roughly equivalent to the number of puffs commonly consumed with a full carton of cigarettes . 13 the products come fully charged with a 16 mg nicotine cartridge pre installed . they may also be easily stored and may be carried upright mouthpiece up in a pocket or briefcase . ruyan vegas was awarded the honor as most marketable new product at the 2008 tobacco plus expo held in las vegas from april 23 to 25th 2008 . 14 legal disputes edit in february 2009 ruyan released a press release saying that they had asserted patent rights to the e cigarette in a key chinese court ruling and that a rival manufacturer cixi e cig had been ordered to destroy its entire inventory and cease trading . 15 cixi e cig responded that they had not been ordered to destroy their entire inventory or cease trading . 16 a chinese court had ruled that two of their products did infringe on ruyan s intellectual property both products contained piezoelectric technology and they were required to stop producing only those . in june 2012 ruyan filed patent infringement lawsuits against six u.s. electronic cigarette manufacturers in the united states district court for the central district of california . 17 references edit a b gustafsson katarina 2013 09 02 . imperial tobacco agrees to acquire dragonite s e cigarette unit . bloomberg . retrieved 2013 11 20 . ruyan group holdings limited change of company name and capital reorganization pr newswire august 6 2010 ruyan asserts patent rights in china court ruling electronic atomizer cigarette european patent us patent and trademark office patent for electronic cigarette http www.goldendragon.hk upload news 1208790213 ew0329ann.pdf electronic cigarette ruyan official international website ruyan official international website ruyan official international website ruyan official international website ruyan official international website http www.digital50.com news items pr 2008 05 07 aqw525 award winning smoking alternatives to be featured at cigar night at twin cities ni.html ruyan press release ruyan asserts patent rights to e cigarette in key china court ruling . retrieved 2009 02 23 . cixi e cig press release ruyan s big lie . angle robert ; carr dabney july 2012 . ruyan patent litigation as reason to consider patent protection . troutman sanders tobacco law . retrieved february 1 2013 . external links edit ruyan group holdings limited ruyan international official website ruyan chinese official website ruyan french official website simplified chinese 1 relating to the problems and regulatory issues of ruyan . retrieved on 4 march 2009 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dragonite international limited & oldid 721846314 categories companies listed on the hong kong stock exchangemanufacturing companies of chinacompanies established in 2003electronic cigaretteshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from september 2008all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2008 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 24 may 2016 at 12 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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