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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303390 | Liquid oil lamps A liquid fuel lamp is provided with a wick carrying composite safety cap which is mountable to and removable from the liquid fuel container only by simultaneous pressing and turning actions. The safety cap has a spring biassed latch and a wick guard surrounding in a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7241136 | Catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material and flask equipped with such a burner The catalytic combustion burner made from a porous material is designed to cooperate with a wick that will carry a combustible composition to the burner that penetrates into the pores of the porous material, and comprises a peripheral zone that supports a catalyst a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156653 | Torch assembly with wick cap and funnel A torch assembly is provided, the assembly comprising: a container comprising an internal chamber for holding liquid fuel and an opening leading to the chamber; a wick having opposing ends, the first end is inserted through the opening and situated within the chambe... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128766 | Triacylglycerol based wax compositions Wax compositions that have a high triacylglycerol content are provided. The wax compositions can be used to produce candle and are particularly useful in the production of container candles. The wax compositions commonly have a melting point of about 50° C. to 57°... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7073920 | Lamp A lamp includes a body having a receptacle to receive a liquid or gel fuel, and a cover. The lamp closely resembles a candle. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6960320 | Oil burning lamps and related systems An exemplary oil burning lamp comprises a reservoir configured for storing a supply of oil, a base, a burner tube and a wick. The base is being sized and shaped to receive the reservoir. The burner tube is movably mounted to the reservoir between a retracted positio... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6918207 | Moisturized, soilless, root-culture planter A moisturized, soilless, root-culture planter provides a water storage space that is sealed by a cover unit. A planter unit is assembled in the container, with the bottom extended to include a water channel to suck water from the container to the planter unit, to ma... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6918681 | Self-illuminating oil candle The invention provides an oil candle comprising a glass container which holds a decorative arrangement which is immersed in candle oil. The container is closed at its top by a transparent beveled glass closure which is provided with a center hole. A glass enclosed w... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6637402 | Piston having combustion chamber defined in the crown A combustion chamber assembly (and a piston having the combustion chamber assembly) for use in a diesel engine, includes a combustion chamber being defined in a crown of a piston, the combustion chamber having a central axis, and having a center portion b... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6537061 | Catalytic afterburner and bottle equipped with same The invention concerns a catalytic combustion afterburner made of porous material, comprising in its lower part a substantially axial cavity for receiving a taper designed to convey to the burner a combustible liquid, and in its upper part an annular peri... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537063 | Portable lamp assembly A portable lamp assembly which comprises a fuel containing container and a globe therefore, the globe having a plurality of convex reflective surfaces on an inner surface thereof to maximize light output. The globe also functions as a protective member fo... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6514070 | Torch A torch comprising a frame structure with a fuel container disposed therein, a flame guard cap extending upwardly from the frame with an aperture formed therein, a wick disposed in the aperture, and a rotatable snuffer cap attached to the frame and adapte... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6345978 | Torch A torch comprising a frame structure with a fuel container disposed therein, a flame guard cap extending upwardly from the frame with an aperture formed therein, a wick disposed in the aperture, and a rotatable snuffer cap attached to the frame and adapte... | 02/12/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6250912 | Liquid fuel lamp A liquid fuel lamp which may be easily converted from a conventional beverage container. The liquid fuel lamp includes a container having a cylindrical wall connected to opposing top and bottom walls. The top wall includes an opening defined by a pair of ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6159002 | Oil candle having an oil seal An oil candle having an oil seal includes an oil seal, oil candle base, quantity of oil, and glass wick tube. The oil seal includes a tapered cylinder with a bore down substantially a middle thereof. The bore is sized to slidably receive a standard size g... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6010333 | Refillable burner assembly The burner assembly include a container having a neck with a central opening through which a liquid fuel is introduced into the container and a one-piece cap removably mounted on the container neck. The cap has a crowned central portion with a central ope... | 01/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5395234 | Positive oil candle wick movement mechanism A positive oil candle wick advancing and retracting mechanism including a candle cap having formed therethrough an elongated bore for passage of the wick, at least three elongated tubular elements mounted in the cap immediately below the bore for rotation... | 03/07/1995 |
| 4911139 | Liquid fuel wick system A closure for a liquid or a semi-liquid fuel can having an ignitable wick is provided. The wick is mounted to the can closure with a coil spring structure so that the wick can be depressed and extended relative to the upper surface of the can closure. A r... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4875852 | Lamp device An improved lamp device is disclosed having a fuel reservoir consisting of a metal top and plastic bottom with a wick extending upward from the reservoir. A shell surrounds the reservoir and is removably attached to the fuel reservoir so that the fuel res... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4693681 | Candle apparatus A candle apparatus for providing a candle-like flame and candle effect and employing a liquid that may be of petroleum product type or non-petroleum product type functioning as a source for the flame in combination with a wick that is soaked in the liquid... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4608011 | Candle apparatus A candle apparatus for providing a candle-like flame and candle effect and employing a liquid that may be of petroleum product type or non-petroleum product type functioning as a source for the flame in combination with a wick that is soaked in the liquid... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4526530 | Burner for liquid candle A burner for a liquid candle having a hollow stud containing a wick. Primary and secondary venting systems having vent openings situated at different elevations are provided to vent vapors generated in the fuel reservoir into the flame region.... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4494926 | Wick holder for a liquid-fuel lamp A wick holder for a liquid-fuel burning lamp comprises a support (3) in the form of a circular button-like metal pressing formed to be a press-fit in the neck (2) of a fuel containing receptacle (1). Support (3) comprises a central portion with an apertur... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4416616 | Wick for burning liquid fuel A wick for burning a liquid fuel, having a liquid fuel supplying section adapted to supply the liquid fuel and a combustion section connected to the upper end of the liquid fuel supplying section and adapted to evaporate the liquid fuel supplied through t... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4351318 | Pocket body warmer with a cigarette lighter On one end face of a case, a heating unit, a burner and a firing portion are aligned in this order, and a tubular windshield is mounted on the end face of the case to surround substantially entirely the burner. The windshield has formed therein an opening... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4269591 | Heater unit and container A heater unit usable with a container for storing inflammable liquid fuel to burn the fuel in a controlled manner. The heater unit has a cylindrical cup-shaped housing having an annular side wall and bottom wall. An upright tubular member attached to the ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4039274 | Electric safety lighter An electric safety lighter is provided which requires the preliminary step of immersing a normally dry wick into a reservoir of lighter fluid before a flame can be produced. This additional step precludes inadvertent operation of the lighter by a child an... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4025290 | Lamp A decorative lamp comprising a housing including a recess and a self-contained and replaceable mineral spirit burning lamp assembly disposed within the recess in the housing. The assembly comprises a cannister of mineral spirits into which a wick extends.... | 05/24/1977 |
| 3994672 | Candle light type liquid fuel burning table lamp A fuel container having an upper cylindrical neck in which is inserted a stopper. A tube projects through the stopper through which a wick projects providing an upper loop with free ends projecting into fuel in the container. The upper end of the tube is ... | 11/30/1976 |
