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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338281 | Multiple liquid fuel lamp A liquid fuel lamp for burning fuel comprises a plurality of wicks. The lamp has a fuel tank for initially receiving the liquid fuel, a plurality of reservoirs, each holding a wick, and at least one conduit. The conduit is in fluid communication with at least one re... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7189072 | Apparatus for controlling a flame An apparatus for producing a sustained flame, comprising: an inner wick with a hollow center; an outer wick disposed around the inner wick, wherein the region between the inner wick and the outer wick defines an inter-wick region, and wherein the region around the o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7063526 | Refillable melody candle Disclosed is a refillable melody candle in which a seated plate having a sensor and a melody chip built therein is coupled to the bottom of a body of the candle in such a manner as to be removably coupled to a separate base having a power supply section and a drivin... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6848901 | Apparatus for controlling characteristics of a flame The present invention provides methods and apparatus for controlling a flame. One embodiment comprises a reservoir for a flame-fueling liquid, a wick, and a collar surrounding the wick. The first end of the wick is within the reservoir and a flame-bearing end is abo... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6426051 | Oil burning lamp adapted to disperse fragrance The present invention is directed to an oil lamp adapted to disperse fragrance. More specifically, the present invention provides a lamp having a container with one or more vent holes, through which fragrance molecules volatilized from scented fuel within... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6333009 | Heating element for oil burning lamp A heat transfer system is provided, adapted to transfer heat from the flame of the oil lamp to fuel contained within the oil lamp. The heat transfer system has a heat absorbing region disposed near the flame, and a heat dissipating region disposed within ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6328935 | Aroma dispenser for candle An aroma dispenser comprises a flame source for providing heat, an open, porous annular ceramic substrate adapted for absorbing and reversibly retaining a quantity of at least one aromatic fluid therein, a support structure for holding the porous substrat... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6312251 | Liquid-fuel votive light A specially-shaped wick holder 12, in conjunction with an irregularly-shaped hole 14 in a reservoir 10 provides cooling and liquid-flow properties not obtainable with previous liquid-fuel candles. A fuel replenishment process further enhances the oil-free... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6217315 | Liquid fuel burning device A liquid fuel burning device comprising a wick for sucking and burning a liquid fuel contained in a fuel tank by capillarity and a vent passage which is provided in a portion other than a fuel passage used by the wick and allows communication between an i... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6135759 | Variable-heat chafing-dish burners and methods of use Variable-heat chafing-dish burners and methods of use. One variable-heat chafing-dish burner embodiment has a reservoir with liquid fuel, into which a short wick and a long wick extend. Both wicks are lit initially, in order to provide initial high heat t... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5447428 | Table lamp with removable oil container An oil-fueled table lamp is disclosed comprising a soft drink can or beer can whose contents have been replaced with lamp oil, a lower can receptacle, a handle, an upper can receptacle having a wick protruding through the approximate center thereof. The u... | 09/05/1995 |
