ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,812, issued on Dec. 9.
"Reusable wax candle holder and methods" was invented by Jonah Miyagi (Lehi, Utah) and Haruyoshi Miyagi (Lehi, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A candle assembly includes a candle holder configured to hold a candle block. The candle holder has an opening, a wall and base. The wall is attached around the periphery of the base. The opening is positioned opposite the base. The base includes an aperture extending through the thickness of the base. An inner liner fits against the wall of candle holder and has an exposed portion across the aperture to define a button. A rim is attached to the wall opposite the base...