Curved candle wick
Warner , et al. April 26, 2
U.S. patent number D754,910 [Application Number D/487,755] was granted by the patent office on 2016-04-26 for curved candle wick. This patent grant is currently assigned to SMITH MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.. The grantee listed for this patent is Smith Mountain Industries, Inc.. Invention is credited to Jennifer Choate, Jon Irvan, Lorene Robinson, Mark A. Spangler, Neohni Warner.
| United States Patent | D754,910 |
| Warner , et al. | April 26, 2016 |
Curved candle wick
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for the curved candle wick, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Warner; Neohni (Forest, VA), Robinson; Lorene (Lynchburg, VA), Choate; Jennifer (Bedford, VA), Irvan; Jon (Lynchburg, VA), Spangler; Mark A. (Bedford, VA) | ||||||||||
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| Applicant: |
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| Assignee: | SMITH MOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
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| Appl. No.: | D/487,755 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | April 11, 2014 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
| Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
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| 29406682 | Nov 17, 2011 | D727557 | |||
| Current U.S. Class: | D26/116 |
| Current International Class: | 2699 |
| Field of Search: | ;D26/9,10,12,13,15,16,24,51,61,72,76,80,81,85,86,88,90,113,118,119,120,122,128,129,138,143,144,5,6,11,79,114,116,131,137 ;D13/180 ;D10/18,21,24,25,27,28,46,93,104.1,113,114,116.1 ;D17/99 |
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Ribbonwick-candles, image post date Oct. 27, 2011, site visited Jul. 21, 2015, (online), <http://www.thelampstand.com/ribbonwick-candles.html>. cited by examiner . NPL date for ribbonwick-candles from Wayback Machine, image post date Jul. 21, 2015, site visited Jul. 21, 2015, (online), <http://web.archive.org/web/20030801000000*/http://www.thelampstand.co- m/ribbonwick-candles.html>. cited by examiner. |
Primary Examiner: Rudzinski; Kevin
Assistant Examiner: Lough; Sean D
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Frost Brown Todd LLC
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of our new design for a candle wick having a curved element, the curved element forming a "C" shape, showing the candle wick positioned within a sustainer.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof.
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the candle wick of FIGS. 1-4 shown as a component of a wax candle.
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the candle wick and candle shown in FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is another top plan view of the candle wick of FIGS. 1-6, showing only the candle wick.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an embodiment of our new design for a candle wick having alternating and connected curved elements, the curved elements forming a repeating alternating arc shape, showing the candle wick positioned within a sustainer.
FIG. 9 is a side elevation view thereof, the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof.
FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof.
FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the candle wick of FIGS. 8-11 shown as a component of a wax candle.
FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the candle wick and candle shown in FIG. 12; and,
FIG. 14 is another top plan view of the candle wick of FIGS. 8-13, showing only the candle wick.
The broken lines in the drawings are included for purposes of illustrating portions of the environment used with the candle wick that form no part of the claimed design.
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