ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,501, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to S. C. Johnson & Son Inc. (Racine, Wis.).
"Candle and method of making thereof" was invented by Chandra S. Palla Venkata (Franklin, Wis.), Deborah H. Parker (Racine, Wis.), Michael M. Fryd (Oak Creek, Wis.), Anthony Merten (Racine, Wis.), Cassandra A. Blair (Kenosha, Wis.) and Steven A. Hooper (Racine, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a candle that includes a jar having an interior surface, a fuel within the jar, a wick positioned within the fuel, and a material layer at least partially extending between the fuel and the interior surface of the jar, wherein the m...