Patent ID: 9644172
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B23K,C11C,F23D

Claim:
1. A wick comprising wick material, wherein the entire wick material has the ability to transport fuel to a candle flame to be burned, wherein the wick material has sufficient capillary action to deliver fuel to flame, wherein the wick material has a pattern that is formed along a width, a length, and a thickness of the wick material, wherein the pattern is varied through the thickness such that the pattern is three-dimensional, wherein the pattern is configured to provide at least one of a decorative pattern or predetermined flame burn characteristics, wherein the pattern is different in one portion of the wick than it is in a second portion of the wick, wherein the pattern is configured to adjust the amount of wick material carrying fuel to the flame, wherein the wick has a top and a bottom and the pattern is different at the top of the wick than at the bottom of the wick.