Aug. 2007
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Business 2.0 declares the Ruyan Electronic Cigarette the 7th Best Business idea.
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Nov. 2007
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All patents were filed and declared with the U.S. Patent Office. International Patents approved.
Ruyan is the U.S. and International patent holder for the products, including the E-Cigarette. The patent for this product was issued in China on April 14, 2004, and is a prior foreign application number of 20040031182.0. The International application number in the United States Patent and Trademark Office is PCT/CN 200/000337. The application number assigned by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is US-2006-0196518-A1. Ruyan American is the only manufacturer of the E-Cigarette and E-Cigars providing Safety Test Results, Product Liability Insurance, detailed ingredient list and documentation of proprietary intellectual property.
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Mar. 2008
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Ruyan America introduces the disposable “Vegas” E-Cigar.
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Apr. 2008
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Ruyan America’s Electric Smoking Substitutes win two awards and the 2008 Tobacco Plus Expo held in Las Vegas.
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May 2008
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Forbes & NY Times write extremely positive articles about the E-Cigar.
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Dec. 2008
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Ruyan America introduces the disposable “Jazz” E-Cigarette.
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Jan. 2009
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E-Cigarette featured on CBS show “The Doctors” as one of the ten best healthy products of 2009.
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Feb. 2009
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