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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anil J. Gupte, St. Charles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Candle Corporation of America, Elkin, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 7/08 ; A61L 9/00 ; G02B 2/700 ; F24J 2/02 ; F24J 2/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 7/08 ; A61L 9/00 ; G02B 2/700 ; F24J 2/02 ; F24J 2/08 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for heating a volatile medium is provided. The apparatus of the invention includes a base and a rotatable lens positioned above the base. The rotatable lens rotates independently of the base in the direction of a light source. The lens is positioned such that a focal point of a lens is focused on the volatile medium. The heat generated by focusing the light in this manner vaporizes the volatile medium and releases the medium into the surrounding atmosphere in a continuous manner.