Modulated resonator generating a simulated flame

An artificial flame apparatus comprising:

• a) a housing;
• b) a liquid reservoir within said housing and containing a liquid;
• c) an artificial wick extending from said housing;
• d) a transducer having a transducer surface;
• wherein said liquid from the liquid reservoir contacts the transducer surface to produce a mist;
• e) a controller configured to generate a modulation signal, wherein the modulation signal is configured to drive the transducer to create said mist from said liquid in contact with the transducer surface;
• f) a housing opening in the housing that is proximal to the artificial wick;
• wherein said mist exits the housing through said housing opening and around said artificial wick;
• q) a light source configured to illuminate said mist exiting the housing;
• wherein the illuminated mist appears as an artificial flame;
• and
• h) an oscillator device that varies a flow of mist from the housing opening such that the mist exiting the housing has a varying shape, size, and/or height.

An artificial flame apparatus, comprising:

• a) a housing;
• b) a liquid reservoir within said housing and containing a liquid;
• c) an artificial wick extending from said housing;
• d) a transducer having a transducer surface;
• e) a wick structure configured between the liquid reservoir and the transducer surface;
• wherein said wick structure wicks liquid from the liquid reservoir to the transducer surface;
• and
• wherein the transducer creates mist from said liquid wicked to the transducer surface and wherein said mist creates a vapor plume as it exits the housing;
• f) a first light source configured with the artificial wick to illuminate said mist exiting the housing;
• g) a second light source coupled to the housing to illuminate said mist exiting the housing;
• h) an oscillator device comprising a sonic device that produces sound waves that pushes the mist from the housing such that the mist exiting the housing opening has a varying shape, size, and/or height;
• i) a controller configured to generate a modulation signal, wherein the modulation signal is configured to drive the transducer to create and vary said mist created by the transducer surface;
• such that the vapor plume changes shape as a function of the modulation signal;
• wherein the controller varies the first light source configured with the artificial wick to change color and intensity;
• wherein the controller varies the second light source coupled to the housing to change color and intensity;
• and
• wherein the controller controls the oscillator device that produces the sound waves;
• j) a mist reservoir within the housing that receives said mist generated by the transducer;
• k) a housing opening in the housing that is proximal to the artificial wick;
• wherein said mist from the mist reservoir exits the housing through said housing opening and around said artificial wick;
• wherein said illuminated mist appears as an artificial flame;
• and
• l) a shaping nozzle that shapes the mist as it exits the housing.

An artificial flame apparatus comprising:

• a) a housing;
• b) a liquid reservoir within said housing and containing a liquid;
• c) a transducer having a transducer surface;
• wherein said liquid from the liquid reservoir contacts the transducer surface to produce a mist;
• d) a controller configured to generate a drive signal, wherein the drive signal is configured to drive the transducer to create said mist from said liquid in contact with the transducer surface;
• e) a shaping nozzle configured to pass and shape the mist through a housing opening in the housing;
• wherein said mist exits the housing through said housing opening;
• and
• f) a light source configured to illuminate said mist.