Patent ID: 9739432
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,H05B,Y02B

Claim:
1. An imitation candle device, comprising: a flame element shaped to resemble a candle flame and protruding from top of the imitation candle device; a plurality of light emitting elements located within the imitation candle device and positioned to illuminate a plurality of areas on the flame element; electronic circuitry coupled to the plurality of light emitting elements to selectively modulate an intensity of each of the plurality of light emitting elements to simulate a flame movement in both a vertical and a horizontal direction, wherein selective modulation of the plurality of light emitting elements includes generation of electric signals to modify an intensity of one or more of the plurality of illuminated areas positioned on a lower section of the flame element to simulate a movement of the lower section of the flame element separately from one or more other illuminated areas on the flame element.