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Granted Patent B2
US 12680051 · App. 18/383,081 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Wooden wicks including a booster for a candle and method of making

Inventors: Melynda Suzanne Delcotto (North Huntingdon, PA); Justin Damiani (Youngwood, PA)
C11C5/006B27D1/00B27M1/08C11C5/02F23D3/08F23D3/16F23D3/40
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Patent No.
US 12680051
App. No.
18/383,081
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wooden wick for use in a wax candle comprising a strip of a predetermined wood having each of a first predetermined length, a first predetermined width and a first predetermined thickness. Such wick further includes a booster member having each of a second predetermined length, a second predetermined width and a second predetermined thickness adhered to the strip of wood.

Claims (18)

1 . A wooden wick, comprising:

a strip of wood having a first length, a first width, and a first thickness; and

a booster member having a second length, a second width, and a second thickness;

wherein:

the first length is greater than the first width, and the first width is greater than the first thickness;

the strip of wood has a first surface defined by the first length and the first width;

the second length is greater than the second width, and the second width is greater than the second thickness;

the booster member has a second surface defined by the second width and the second length;

the first strip of wood is in contact with the second strip of wood along at least a portion of its length; and

the first surface of the strip of wood does not contact the second surface of the booster along an entirety of its length.

2 . The wooden wick according to claim 1 , wherein the first length of the strip of wood is 4.375 to 5.125 inches.

3 . The wooden wick according to claim 1 , wherein the first width of the strip of wood is 0.70 inch to 0.80 inches.

4 . The wooden wick according to claim 1 , wherein the second length of the booster member is 3.45 to 3.55 inches.

5 . The wooden wick according to claim 1 , wherein the second width of the booster member is 0.70 to 0.80 inches.

6 . The wooden wick according to claim 1 , wherein the first and the second thickness are substantially identical.

7 . The wooden wick according to claim 1 , wherein A wooden wick, according to claim 1 , wherein the wooden wick further comprise a coloring agent staining the wood.

8 . The wooden wick according to claim 7 , wherein the coloring agent is a vegetable coloring agent.

9 . A wax candle, comprising the wooden wick according to claim 1 .