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US 2004/0175287 A1Published application
Method for improving the delivery of volatiles from a burning candle and a system for the same
AssigneeInternational Art and Science Group, Inc.
InventorsTetsuo Nakatsu, Augustinus G. Van Loveren
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Abstract
The invention provides a system and a method for improving the delivery of volatiles from a burning candle by providing a stabilized laminar gas flow adjacent a volatile-containing molten pool, ensuring an enlarged molten pool by close regulation of thermal transfer between a monolithic candle mass and the surrounding atmosphere, and minimizing volatile loss through unregulated thermal gradients.
Claims19
A volatile release system, comprising:
- a candle on a first surface;
- said candle having a wick;
- said candle including a plurality of volatiles disposed within wax;
- a chimney on said first surface extending equidistant to an outer surface of said candle;
- said chimney defining a top and a bottom section;
- said top opening being an unrestricted opening;
- a plurality of air inlets extending through said chimney, proximate both said first surface and said outer surface of said candle;
- a top of each said plurality of air inlets being between a top surface of said candle and said first surface;
- said chimney extending above said top surface of said candle;
- and
- an aspect ratio Y, of a height of said chimney to a diameter of said chimney, being 1.0≦Y≦2.50, whereby during a use when said wick is lit, a laminar air flow forms proximate said outer surface and draws said volatiles away from said wick and out said top opening.
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A method for releasing a volatile, comprising the steps of:
- providing a candle on a first surface;
- said candle having a wick;
- said candle including a plurality of volatiles disposed within wax;
- lighting said wick;
- and
- providing a chimney on said first surface equidistant to an outer surface of said candle, said chimney comprising:
- a top opening and a bottom section on said chimney;
- a plurality of air inlets extending through said chimney proximate both said first surface and said outer surface of said candle;
- a top of each said plurality of air inlets being between a top surface of said candle and said first surface;
- said chimney extending above said top surface of said candle;
- and
- an aspect ratio Y, of a height of said chimney to a diameter of said chimney, being 1.0≦Y≦2.50, whereby after said steps of lighting said wick and providing said chimney, a laminar air flow forms proximate said outer surface and draws said volatiles away from said wick and out said top opening.
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A volatile release system, comprising
- a candle on a first surface of a base plate;
- said candle having a wick;
- said candle including a plurality of volatiles disposed within wax;
- said base plate including a plurality of air inlets on an outer surface;
- a chimney extending away from said first surface, equidistant to an outer surface of said candle;
- said chimney defining a top and a bottom opening;
- said top opening being an unrestricted opening;
- said plurality of air inlets extending through said base plate to a respective plurality of inner openings on said first surface proximate said outer surface of said candle;
- and
- an aspect ratio Y, of a height of said chimney to a diameter of said chimney, being 1.0≦Y≦2.50, whereby during a use when said wick is lit, a laminar air flow forms proximate said outer surface and draws said volatiles away from said wick and out said top opening.
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A method for releasing a volatile, comprising the steps of:
- providing an candle on a first surface of a base plate,
- said candle having a wick;
- said candle including a plurality of volatiles disposed within wax;
- said base plate including a plurality of air inlets on an outer surface;
- said plurality of air inlets extending through said base plate to a respective plurality of inner openings on said first surface proximate an outer surface of said candle;
- lighting said wick;
- and
- providing a chimney extending away from said first surface and equidistant to said outer surface of said candle, said chimney comprising:
- a top and bottom opening on said chimney;
- said top opening being an unrestricted opening;
- said chimney extending above a top surface of said candle;
- and
- an aspect ratio Y, of a height of said chimney to a diameter of said chimney, being 1.0≦Y≦2.5, whereby after said steps of lighting said wick and providing said chimney, a laminar air flow forms proximate said outer surface and draws said volatiles away from said wick and out said top opening.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.