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Colored flame candle

Assignee: Pegasus Candle Co Ltd
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Filing: 1980-12-16
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Granted: 1983-06-07
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Expires: 2000-12-16
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Abstract

Abstract In order to produce vividly colored flames, instead of conventional primary combustion agents, such as paraffin and stearic acid, which produce a yellowish orange color by themselves, the primary combustion materials are used which form a colorless flame such as ethyl carbamate (urethane), dimethyl oxalate, and/or trioxane; in addition, an oxidation accelerator catalyst is absorbed on the cotton combustion wick, to result in a candle that itself burns with a strictly colorless flame. A coloring wick is separately fabricated containing a color-forming compound as well as oxidation accelerating catalyst and preferably may be coated with resin on its surface. The coloring wick is then placed adjacent the combustion wick, and a candle is formed using the aforementioned primary combustion material. One or several coloring wicks may be embedded parallel to the combustion wick or may be embedded coiled around the combustion wick.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hisao Miyahara
  • 👤 Tatsumi Tsukamura

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 16:43
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11C; C11C5/00; C11C5/006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 104 words
A colored flame candle comprising a primary combustable material that burns with the colorless flame, a combustion wick and a coloring wick wherein: a combustion wick from plaited or twisted cotton yarn to which an oxidation accelerating catalyst which is selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and vanadium and mixtures thereof is added; and a coloring wick separated from but adjacent to said combustion wick, said coloring wick comprising a flammable thread-like material, a metallic color former compound, an oxidation accelerating catalyst which is selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and vanadium and mixtures thereof and a combustible resin coating.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 104 words
A colored flame candle comprising a primary combustable material that burns with the colorless flame, a combustion wick and a coloring wick wherein: a combustion wick from plaited or twisted cotton yarn to which an oxidation accelerating catalyst which is selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and vanadium and mixtures thereof is added; and a coloring wick separated from but adjacent to said combustion wick, said coloring wick comprising a flammable thread-like material, a metallic color former compound, an oxidation accelerating catalyst which is selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium and vanadium and mixtures thereof and a combustible resin coating.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A colored flame candle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said oxidation accelerating catalyst is platinic chloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
A colored flame candle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said oxidation accelerating catalyst is pallidium chloride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
A colored flame candle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said oxidation accelerating catalyst is vanadium chloride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
A colored flame candle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the amount of said oxidation accelerating catalyst is 1:100 ppm by weight of said combustion wick.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
A colored flame candle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said combustible resin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols, cellulose derivatives, polyolefins and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 31 words
A colored flame candle as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spatial layout of said coloring wick in relation to said combustion wick is a parallel, side by side, arrangement.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 25 words
A colored flame candle as set forth in claim 1, wherein a plurality of said coloring wicks are arranged in parallel to said combustion wick.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
A colored flame candle, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said coloring wick is coiled around said combustion wick.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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