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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7665986 | System and method of repairing a wax candle having a diminished wick A system and method of repairing a wax candle having a diminished wick. A kit is provided having a coring device, a ramrod for displacing wax from the coring device and a length of replacement wick. The coring device is used to cut a core from the candle around the ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7497685 | Wick-holder assembly A wick-holder assembly includes a wick-retention member for retaining a wick thereto and a heat-conductive element extending from a base portion. The heat-conductive element may include materials having different thermal expansion coefficients. The materials may be ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7287978 | Candle holder with improved air flow A candle assembly includes a support base, a melting plate having a capillary pedestal, a wick holder that fits onto the capillary pedestal, and a fuel element that fits over the wick holder. The wick holder includes a sleeve having first and second open ends. A wic... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7217122 | Candle wick snuffer The candle wick snuffer is mounted on a baseplate which is at the bottom of the candle. The baseplate carries a swing arm which is released when the temperature rises to critical point in the bottom of the candle. The baseplate may also carry a wick retainer to main... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7086454 | Wick structure of heat pipe A the wick structure of a heat pipe includes a woven mesh curled to be located inside a tubular member of the heat pipe, and a plurality of fiber bundles longitudinal attached to an interior surface of the tubular member and sandwiched between the woven mesh and the... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6991453 | Oil lamp An oil lamp for providing a unique flame formation usable in a variety of decorative applications. The lamp includes a body that has an open upper end and that defines a chamber for carrying a combustible liquid. The lamp further includes a planar wick having a lowe... | 01/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6881057 | Oil lamp An oil lamp for providing a unique flame formation usable in a variety of decorative applications. The lamp includes a body that has an open upper end and that defines a chamber for carrying a combustible liquid. The lamp further includes a planar wick having a lowe... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6802707 | Melting plate candles The present invention relates to candles which employ heat conductive elements to distribute heat from a burning flame at a wick to a melting plate and to the body of a solid fuel, so as to more rapidly liquify the solid fuel, such as paraffin wax, and to more unifo... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6785939 | Decorative urn for use as a lighted memorial A decorative urn for storing cremation ashes in a lighted two part container. The base section receives an ash-containing receptacle and supported thereon is a top section including a recessed wick structure and full reservoir. The sections are light transmissive so... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6733279 | Remote microcontrolled laser oil lamp A remote micro-controlled oil lamp having a base with a crystal housing for a electrically activated wick is described. Mounted within the base is a coupled photodetector and audio circuit which respectively receives and transmits signals for lighting the wick and s... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6699034 | Knit candle wicks and methods of making the same Knit candle wicks provide a stable, higher yield yet similar burn rate or flame height as compared to lower yield braided candle wicks by providing improved capillary flow as well as an increase in the functional surface area. In addition, candle burning ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6663258 | Portable illumination device This invention relates to a portable illumination device (1) for the production of light effects, with a carrier (3) and a light-emitting device (2) operated with an open flame and connectable to this carrier. Carrier (3) comprises a handle (4) essentiall... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6629836 | Cap for a jar containing a candle and the jar containing the candle and the cap therefore A cap for a jar containing a candle. The cap includes a lid and a snuffer plug. The lid is non-metallic and has a single exhaust throughbore that extends axially and centrally therethrough. The snuffer plug is dimensioned to fit securely into the single e... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6604940 | Assembling candle wick in sustainer A method for mounting a wick within a wick sustainer is disclosed. The sustainer has a base, a barrel and a passage that extends through the sustainer. The passage has an upper region occupied by the wick and a lower region occupied, at least partially, b... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6113385 | Combustion wick for liquid fuel combustion appliances In a combustion appliance provided with a combustion wick for sucking up a liquid fuel by the utilization of capillarity and burning it, the combustion wick is constituted, such that a flame length in accordance with the application of the combustion appl... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102688 | Combustion apparatus for liquid fuel and combustion wick As regards size reduction of a burner that draws up liquid fuel to be burned utilizing capillarity, a wick and an igniter are brought into proximity without causing contact with the flame, either a flame-producing section (61) of the wick (6) being consti... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6010332 | Disposable liquid fuel burner A disposable fuel burner 10 is disclosed which comprises a container 11 having a closed bottom wall 12, an enclosing sidewall 13 and an open top 14, and at least partially filled with a liquid fuel 15. A support member 16 is supported adjacent the open to... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5980241 | Paraffin lamp The invention has a container (50) for a fuel (W) with at least a partial cover (55) in which there is a non-combustible wick (52) in a wick holder (100). Above the container (50) near the wick holder there is at least one roller or upright body (RK) or i... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5947714 | Burner surface A burner for gaseous fuels or gas plus liquid fuel mixtures includes flame bores distributed across a burner surface. At least some of the bores are arranged in the form of nearly equilateral triangles with a ratio of spacing of the bores with respect to ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5863196 | Fray-resistant wick and method of manufacturing same The invention comprises a fray-resistant wick made up of an elongated fiber core with a web surrounding the core, and a jacket surrounding the web. The web has a lower melting point than both the core and the jacket, with the web and jacket fusibly or adh... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5785513 | Cooking fuel container and burner A cooking fuel device includes a fuel container and a wick supporting member positioned at the top of the container. The wick supporting member substantially closes the fuel container and contains at least one aperture to communicate with the interior of ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5567146 | Disposable liquid fuel burner A disposable fuel burner 10 is disclosed which comprises a container 11 having a closed bottom wall 12, an enclosing sidewall 13 and an open top 14, and at least partially filled with a liquid fuel 15. A support member 16 is supported adjacent the open to... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5551866 | Safety system and fuel cap for inhibiting operation of an apparatus during refueling A liquid fuel burning apparatus having a system for interrupting operation of the apparatus during refueling. The apparatus has a spring biased cable mounted at one end within a slot located proximate a refueling opening. A fuel tank cap has a projection ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5529485 | Unique wick and reusable burner device A reusable burner device which provides a flame for warming or cooking food or liquids, which includes a canister carrying fuel such as diethyleneglycol (D.E.G.) or mineral spirits, with a burner assembly therein, which includes an unique wick structure w... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5525055 | Apparatus for presetting fuel cell wick A cap for closing the burner of a liquid fuel cell and protecting the burner wick. The burner wick has upraised adjustable tabs that can be separated to control the heat output of the cell. The cap contains a die member that is arranged to move between th... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5425633 | Floating combustion apparatus A combustion apparatus that comprises a floatable combustion device which rests atop the surface of a mass of fuel such as solid paraffin or a quantity of liquid fuel such as liquid paraffin or vegetable oil contained within a fuel vessel. The combustion ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5302114 | Cooking fuel container and burner A cooking fuel device includes a fuel container and a wick supporting member positioned at the top of the container. The wick supporting member substantially closes the fuel container and contains at least one aperture to communicate with the interior of ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5211553 | Burner for liquid fuel cell A die-cut wick for use in the burner of a disposable fuel cell formed from a single sheet of wicking material so that the wick has two symmetrical half-sections situated on either side of a vertical center line and which are folded along the center line i... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5169306 | Multi-cylinder combustion structure for oil burner A multi-cylinder combustion structure for an oil burner capable of permitting a red-heated section of a double combustion cylinder to be uniformly red-heated while ensuring complete combustion irrespective of the amount of combustion, to thereby exhibit s... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4854858 | Oil reservoir for oil burner An oil reservoir for an oil burner capable of ensuring oil-tightness between the oil reservoir and a partition with simple operation and structure and reducing a manufacturing cost. In the oil reservoir, a partition plate and a cover plate are provided wi... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4850858 | Disposable liquid fuel burner A disposable liquid fuel burner is disclosed which comprises a container having a closed bottom, an enclosing sidewall and an open top and at least partially filled with a liquid fuel. A flat support member is supported adjacent the open top above the liq... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4735568 | Wicks for oil burning appliance A wick for use in a burning appliance consisting of (A) a fuel absorbing section composed of a plurality of short fiber web layers forming its outermost layers and one or a plurality of long fiber layers of numerous long fibers aligned substantially in on... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4734833 | Wind lantern There is provided a wind lantern including a container for holding a can filled with liquid wax, the can having on its top side a small tube with a wick extending into the can serving as the burner, and a glass globe adapted to be placed on the container.... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4725225 | Portable chemical heater A portable chemical heater for cooking or warming food, the heater including a can filled with diethylene glycol fluid. The can is provided at its top with a protruding neck that is normally closed by a removable cap. Seated within the neck is a cup-shape... | 02/16/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4611986 | Disposable liquid fuel burner A die cut wick for use in a burner having a rectangular body that contains two half sections that are folded back into a face to face alignment. Each half section further contains a tab upwardly disposed from the top surface of the body, the tabs being ce... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4580970 | Wick holder apparatus for kerosene heater The disclosure is directed to a wick holder apparatus for a kerosene heater including a cylindrical guide wick tube erected on the bottom portion of an oil tank, a cylindrical outer wick tube disposed around the guide wick tube and a cylindrical wick conc... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4569656 | Wick for liquid fuel burners This invention relates to a wick for liquid fuel burner wherein liquid fuel is drawn and burnt. A thin sheet body made with fine ceramic fibers bound by an organic binder is installed on the combustion part at the top of the wick, to thereby improve the d... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4529376 | Candle construction A candle structure for burning a fuel which is liquid at room temperature includes a hollow enclosure which alternatively may contain the fuel being consumed or may float upon the fuel, and rigid wick means, preferably in the form of one or more charcoal ... | 07/16/1985 |