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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:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2005
Jose Porchia, Greenfield, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Wolf, Racine, WI (US);
David C. Belongia, Kewaskum, WI (US);
Kara J. Mackey, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark Niederberger, Einsiedeln, CH;
Thomas Froehlich, Zurich, CH;
Jose Porchia, Greenfield, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Wolf, Racine, WI (US);
David C. Belongia, Kewaskum, WI (US);
Kara J. Mackey, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark Niederberger, Einsiedeln, CH;
Thomas Froehlich, Zurich, CH;
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A flameless candle that releases a volatile active includes at least one LED positioned in a tip (), a cartridge mount (), and a support structure (). The at least one LED emits a flickering light that emulates a flame of a candle. The cartridge mount () receives and secures a replaceable cartridge () containing a volatile active to be released into the atmosphere over time. The support structure () supports the at least one LED and the cartridge mount (). The support structure () is configured to allow airflow across the replaceable cartridge () when the replaceable cartridge () is mounted in the cartridge mount ().