ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,816, issued on July 1, was assigned to Premier Candle Corp. (Mississauga, Canada).
"Candle wick bounce-back" was invented by Joanne Lee (Mississauga, Canada) and Burjis K. Mehta (Mississauga, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is a candle wick treated, either by being coated with or incorporating, a chemical formulation. Such treated candle wick has properties causing the wick to be stiffened sufficiently that the candle wick is operable to be positioned in a straight (or virtually straight) position within a candle mold for a candle making process, as well as when surrounded by the candle body and during use ...