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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404405 | Portable hookah system and hookah containment device Disclosed is a hookah containment device that allows a user to smoke a prepared hookah while engaging in foot traffic. A portable hookah system includes a hookah and the hookah containment device tailored to mate with the hookah in a fashion to vertically stabilize ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387402 | Multiple light LED flashlight A multiple lens LED flashlight is disclosed and comprises a quick release opening mechanism combined with a slow release battery mechanism for easy replacement of batteries. A reverse tapered handle provides a secure grip and ensures proper and safe use of the multi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367696 | Foldable lantern base A base for a lantern. The base provides a stable platform for supporting the lantern and prevents tipping of the lantern. The base may be used with fuel burning lanterns or lanterns that utilize batteries or other power sources. The base includes foldable feet. The ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7249947 | Venting chassis for a containerized candle The venting chassis is designed to function optimally with jar candles that have small diameter mouths, and jar candles that have oddly shaped, non-cylindrical or smaller sized jars. The venting chassis includes an annular skirt that is dimensioned to extend below t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7097448 | Vortex type gas lamp A vortex type gas lamp comprising a base and an axially extending-transparent shield. Gas is supplied near the bottom end of the shield. The shield is formed of a plurality (preferably two) axial curved sections which overlap one another at their axial edges to form... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6976766 | Dual mode switch mechanism for flashlights The present invention provides a unique dual mode, inline switch mechanism that is fully integrated into the rear cap of a flashlight assembly to provide a completely self contained and waterproof switching mechanism. The switch assembly further provides dual mode f... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6903841 | Decorating system for edible items A system for creating a decorative edible item from a selected image. The system includes at least one image source, such as a scanner and/or a library of stored images, a controller unit and a printer. An edible media is inserted into the printer. The user then sel... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6595771 | Safety candleholder A safety candleholder comprises a seat, a center of the seat having a hollow groove base; an outer side of the groove base being installed with an inner ring and an outer ring; inner walls of the inner ring and the outer ring being installed with inner th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589047 | Venting plate for a containerized candle with a channeled baffle A venting plate for a containerized candle, which improves scent distribution while still providing a clean soot free combustion is disclosed. The venting plate includes a flat disc shaped top and a channeled annular baffle. The venting plate sits atop th... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585510 | Venting plate for a containerized candle A venting plate that can be used with any containerized candle regardless of shape, wick configuration or dimension is disclosed. The venting cover stabilizes the combustion flame and improves the efficiency of the combustion of containerized candles, the... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6468072 | Wind guard for open flame gas lantern A device for preventing extinguishment of a free standing flame joined at a burner tip at the upper end of a gas supply pipe in a gas lantern comprising a tubular sleeve installed around the gas supply pipe to form an air supply channel. The upper end of ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6439223 | Lantern system A lantern system capable of being selectively utilized as a source of light for illumination purposes and as a source of heat for cooking purposes, includes a lower assembly including a base constituting a closed container for the receipt of fuel. An uppe... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6382962 | Venting cover for a containerized candle A venting cover for a containerized candle that stabilizes the combustion flame and improves the efficiency of the combustion of containerized candles is disclosed. The venting cover of this invention is a flat disc, which is seated over the mouth of the ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6261088 | Flame cover A flame cover device for use with mechanical candle holders, especially for use with candle holders in which the candle is spring-driven to the top of a tube as the candle is consumed. The apparatus may be removably disposed upon the top portion of the tu... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5833353 | Camp fire chimney A combustible device which can be ignited to furnish warmth for comfort, heat for cooking, and light for illumination, and which may also be aesthetically pleasing. The device includes a shell formed of combustible material, which defines an updraft chamb... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5722763 | Lantern A lantern includes a base which has a bottom wall with a ventilation hole unit formed therethrough, and a surrounding wall. The bottom wall has a bottom surface in which an accommodating recess and an open-ended holder positioning slot unit are formed. Th... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5688040 | Portable, tub candle lantern A portable candle lantern with safety features designed to be used with a tub candle. The candle lantern includes an upper cover that selectively attaches to a lower base. The lower base has a plurality of feet with enable it to be supported in an elevate... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5683239 | Candle holder A candle holder having a base with a seat for receiving a candle, a housing, a cover, and spring-loaded connecting means for detachably connecting the housing and the cover to the base. Air passage means formed in the base and the cover allow movement of ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5541824 | Chimney assembly for illumination sources A chimney assembly for an illumination source comprises a support including a tubular hub and a set of spokes radiating out from the hub. A chimney of a transparent material is shaped and arranged to sit on the support so that the outer ends of the spokes... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5424928 | Lantern A collapsible lantern includes a housing and a chimney telescopically moveable within the housing between a retracted and an extended position. The chimney includes a ring at the top and the bottom made of a high temperature-resistant thermoplastic which ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5127825 | Burner assembly for oil lamps using plastic fuel containers The burner assembly includes a canister molded from a synthetic plastic material and having a neck portion defining an opening for introducing a combustible liquid into the canister, a seat member and a wick holder. The seat member includes a sleeve porti... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5105344 | Outdoor lantern An improved outdoor lantern which presents a yellow tinted sleeve to cast a color serving to repel insects normally attracted to bright lights after dusk. The sleeve is made from glass and is readily adaptable to various types or forms of lanterns and may... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5055035 | Memorial candle fixture A memorial candle fixture includes a cast frame member comprising two substantially identical mating frame halves, preferably cast from bronze. Each frame half has a top portion and a base portion interconnected by two pairs of ribs which are positioned a... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5000678 | Leak proof burner assembly for oil lamps using plastic fuel containers The burner assembly includes a canister molded from a synthetic thermoplastic or thermosetting material and having a neck portion defining an opening for introducing a combustible liquid into the canister and a metal cap member for covering the canister o... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4926297 | Collapsible lantern A cylindrical glass globe is supported by an annular rigid plastic coupling member which seats and locks onto the top portion of a tubular rigid plastic housing. A fuel source in the form of a container of liquid fuel mounted on a bottom adaptor or a cand... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4917598 | Fuel oil lamp and method of construction A fuel oil lamp having a large replaceable oil vessel with an interference ring molded about the exterior perimeter of the vessel for creating sufficient securing force between the exterior surface of the vessel and the interior surface of a base sleeve w... | 04/17/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4869662 | Flame-extinguishing device A flame extinguishing device for use with an ornamental lamp having a base, a chimney, and a wick which provides a lamp flame, includes a plate coupled inside of the chimney below the flame. The plate has a hole in the center thereof surrounding the flame... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4805076 | Liquid candle lamp with disposable fuel cell A liquid candle lamp having a base with an opening passing downwardly through the top surface of the base. A disposable fuel cell is positioned in the base opening. The cell has an expanded lower section that has a close running fit with the side wall of ... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4728286 | Lamp for liquid fuel A lamp for liquid fuel comprising a fuel container (3), a wick support (4) connected to an opening (15) in the container and a wick (5) supported by the wick support and connected to the container, such that fuel can be led by means of capillary forces fr... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4646213 | Collapsible lantern A cylindrical container of liquid fuel has a removable closure through which projects a tubular fitting supporting an adjustable wick. A set of spring metal support members are mounted on the container and have movable leg portions supporting a cylindrica... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4566055 | Candle holder An improved candle holder in which the lens is trapped within elastic elongated bars that space the lens from the rigid metallic cover and frictionally hold the lens in an extended and retracted position. Viewing windows are provided for seeing the height... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4520431 | Collapsible lantern A cylindrical container of liquid fuel has a removable closure through which projects a tubular fitting supporting an adjustable wick. A set of spring metal support members are mounted on the container and have movable leg portions supporting a cylindrica... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4399494 | Decorative lamp A decorative lamp comprises a chimney and an illumination source in the form of a candle or oil lamp. The oil lamp or candle is supported by an integral hanger that rests against the side of the chimney and provides an appropriate standoff to center the i... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4393439 | Convertible lantern and reflector therefor A hydrocarbon-burning lantern is convertible from a broadcast configuration to a spotlight configuration. The cover, glass housing, and bail of a conventional lantern are removed and replaced with a semi-spherical reflector having a glass-covered opening ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4321656 | Gaseous lantern ventilator assembly A gaseous lantern ventilator including an outer shell concentrically spaced over an inner metal liner which collects and exhausts the hot gases from the burner assembly through a chimney, the upper end of which is surrounded by an annular opening in the o... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4253164 | Multi-purpose seismic transducer A multi-purpose seismic transducer includes a first seismic sensor having a first transfer function. A transfer-function shaping filter is coupled to the output of the first seismic sensor. The filter is adjustable to shape the first transfer function to ... | 02/24/1981 |
