Granted Patent B2

US 12,359,784 · App. 18/425,755 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Gary W. Schnuckle (Altadena, CA); Douglas M. Patton (Irvine, CA)

Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC

F21S10/046F21K9/23F21S6/001F21S10/04F21V17/02F21V17/06F21V17/10H01K7/06F21W2121/00F21Y2115/10H05B47/10H05B47/165

Abstract

Claims (23)

1. An electronic candle device, comprising:

an outer casing including an interior space and a hole located at a top surface of the outer casing;

a pendulum mounted within the interior space, wherein:

the pendulum includes a bottom section, a middle section, and a top section,

the top section of the pendulum comprises a flame sheet that resembles a shape of a candle flame that extends through the hole of the top surface of the outer casing,

the bottom section of the pendulum includes a magnet, and

the middle section of the pendulum is configured for suspension of the pendulum to allow the pendulum to swing in response to a magnetic force exerted onto the pendulum via interactions of a magnetic field with the magnet,

at least one light emitting diode (LED) positioned to illuminate a portion of the top section of the pendulum;

an electromagnetic coil positioned below the bottom section of the pendulum to generate the magnetic field that interacts with the magnet of the bottom section of the pendulum;

a circuit coupled to the electromagnetic coil, wherein the circuit is configured to provide a time-varying signal to the electromagnetic coil to produce a flickering effect; and

batteries coupled to the circuit, wherein the batteries are positioned at a lower section within the outer casing.

2. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the flame sheet comprises a distorted sheet material that extends in three dimensions.

3. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one LED is configured to provide color variation.

4. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit is configured to vary an intensity of illumination from the LED.

5. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a lens coupled to the at least one LED to optically direct light into a desired size or shape onto the flame sheet.

6. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit is configured to produce a sinusoidal, a square wave signal, or a pulse modulated signal.

7. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the circuit is positioned proximate to the batteries at the lower section within the outer casing.

8. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , further comprising a wick extending upward.

9. The electronic candle device of claim 8 , wherein the wick is part of a cap that is removable coupled to the hole.

10. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the outer casing comprises a translucent material.

11. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the LED is positioned at an inclined angle with respect to the flame sheet to project light onto the flame sheet from within the outer casing and through the hole at the top surface of the outer casing.

12. The electronic candle device of claim 1 , wherein the middle section of the pendulum is coupled to a support structure that extends across at least part of the interior space of the outer casing.

Assignments (4)

Continuity (15)

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