# US 2016/0257909 A1 · Candle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0257909 A1 - Document ID: US20160257909A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/386,908 - Filed: 2014-06-17 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2013-07-30 - Inventors: Yong-Woo LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160257909A1 ## CPC - C11C 5/008: {Candles characterised by their form; Composite candles, e.g. candles containing zones of different composition, inclusions, or the like} - C11C 5/00: Candles - C11C 5/002: {Ingredients} - C11C 5/004: {dyes, pigments; products giving a coloured flame} - F23D 3/16: using candles - C11C: FATTY ACIDS FROM FATS, OILS OR WAXES; CANDLES; FATS, OILS OR FATTY ACIDS BY CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FATS, OILS, OR FATTY ACIDS OBTAINED THEREFROM - F23D: BURNERS ## Abstract A candle that can variously create a color and a scent that a user desires is provided. The candle includes: a container in which a upper portion is an opening portion; a candle body that is housed within the container and in which a wick is provided; and a decorative combustion material that is filled within the container while enclosing a periphery of the candle body to perform a function of a decoration portion when the candle body does not burn and that exhibits a visual effect and diffuses a scent while burning when the candle body burns. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A candle comprising: a container in which an upper portion is an opening portion; a candle body that is housed within the container and in which a wick is provided; and a decorative combustion material that is filled within the container while enclosing a periphery of the candle body to perform a function of a decoration portion when the candle body does not burn and that exhibits a visual effect and diffuses a scent while burning when the candle body burns. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The candle of claim 1, wherein the container is transparently or translucently formed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The candle of claim 1, wherein a candle body or at least two candle bodies are provided within the container. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The candle of claim 1, wherein the container and the candle body have a cross-sectional shape of at least one selected from a circle, a triangle, a quadrangle, a polygon, a heart shape, a star shape, a moon shape, a sun shape, a person shape, a plant shape, and an animal shape. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The candle of claim 1, wherein the decorative combustion material comprises a first decorative combustion material that is formed in a piece form and a second decorative combustion material that is formed in a grain form. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The candle of claim 5, wherein the first and second decorative combustion materials have several colors. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The candle of claim 6, wherein the first and second decorative combustion materials contain a spice. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The candle of claim 7, wherein the spice comprises a natural spice or an artificial spice. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The candle of claim 5, wherein the first decorative combustion material has a diameter of 0.5 cm to 7 cm and a thickness of 0.2 cm to 10 cm, and the second decorative combustion material has a circular shape or an oval shape having a cross-sectional diameter of 0.1 mm to 5 mm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The candle of claim 8, wherein the spice comprises at least one kind of spice that is selected from chamomile incense, lavender incense, rosemary incense, coriander incense, eucalyptus incense, basil incense, bergamot incense, citronella incense that repels insects and mosquitoes, phytoncide incense, marjoram incense, melissa incense, and botanica spice. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The candle of claim 5, wherein the first decorative combustion material has at least one shape that is selected from shapes of an animal, a plant, an insect, a fruit, an object, and fish and shellfish. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The candle of claim 1, wherein an upper portion of the decorative combustion material is covered with a cover. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The candle of claim 12, wherein the cover can be burned. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The candle of claim 12, wherein the cover has an insertion hole that may be inserted into the candle body. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The candle of claim 12, wherein the cover has a printing surface. ### Claim 16 A candle, comprising: a container in which an upper portion is an opening portion; a candle body that is received within the container and in which a wick is provided; and a decorative combustion material that is received within the container while enclosing a periphery of the candle body to perform a function of a decoration portion when the candle body does not burn and that exhibits a visual effect and diffuses a scent while burning when the candle body burns, wherein the decorative combustion material is divided into at least two in a length direction, and the respective divided decorative combustion materials contain different spices with different colors. ### Claim 17 A candle, comprising: a candle body in which a wick is provided; and a decorative combustion material that is located to enclose a periphery of the candle body to perform a function of a decoration portion when the candle body does not burn and that exhibits a visual effect and diffuses a scent while burning when the candle body burns, wherein the decorative combustion material is divided into at least two in a length direction, and the respective divided decorative combustion materials contain different spices with different colors. ### Claim 18 A method of assembling a candle, the method comprising: selecting a container in which an upper portion is an opening portion and that has a predetermined shape; selecting a candle body in which a wick is provided and that contains a predetermined spice while having a predetermined color and shape; receiving the selected candle body within the container; selecting a decorative combustion material that contains a predetermined spice while having a predetermined color and shape; and fixing the candle body by filling the selected decorative combustion material within the container.